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amyinthewind's review against another edition
5.0
Susan, Charles, Murray, and their eccentric uncle return again in this Drift House sequel. This time the two older children "accidentally" embark on an adventure to close the time "jetty," rather than the "great drain" of the previous book. "The jetty is a manifestation of the eternal human desire to cheat time, to get to the end without going through the middle." (taken from chapter 23) The ideas of time and the disruption of time, people, events & war addressed in this book make it both a fascinating and complex read. The "jetty" slices through the "lost cities" of Babel, Troy, Atlantis, Pompeii and others, destroying them and threatening to destroy others. The book begs for another in the series, as the reader is still left hanging regarding Murray's eventual return to his rightful place in time.
musicalradiance's review against another edition
3.0
While The Lost Cities was great, it didn't QUITE have the pull on me that the first book, Drift House, had had. A good book all around, though.
measishouldbebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The Lost Cities is the sequel to Drift House. This book didn’t really have the same impact or excitement of the first one and we didn’t really get any explanations of the twists that occurred. It was a very average read.
musicalradiance's review
3.0
While The Lost Cities was great, it didn't QUITE have the pull on me that the first book, Drift House, had had. A good book all around, though.
pussreboots's review
5.0
The Lost Cities: A Drift House Voyage by Dale Peck opens at the start of summer, 2002. It's been almost a year since the Oakenfeld siblings were driven up to Canada to escape the chaos of the World Trade Center destruction. Just as Susan, Charles and Murray are preparing for their trip back, Murray comes down with chicken pox, meaning he is left behind in Manhattan.
Susan and Charles, though, have been given a book that provides further clues to how Drift House and the Seas of Time work. Unfortunately, disaster strikes in the form of a temporal tsunami, thus separating Charles from the house, while Susan and Uncle Farley are once again adrift.
Parents who might have read (or seen the episode) Doctor Who and the War Games will understand straight away the plight both siblings are in. Living along the shores of the Seas of Time are lost cultures, including entire lost cities — temporal echoes of times long forgotten. Much like the crew of cursed Flying Dutchman, these people continue to go about their business, unwilling or unable to grasp that their time has come and gone.
I found the continuing exploration of time travel in a temporal maelstrom, fascinating. Charles this time gets to experience first hand some of what little Murray has gone through or will go through depending on where in time he is.
Susan and Charles, though, have been given a book that provides further clues to how Drift House and the Seas of Time work. Unfortunately, disaster strikes in the form of a temporal tsunami, thus separating Charles from the house, while Susan and Uncle Farley are once again adrift.
Parents who might have read (or seen the episode) Doctor Who and the War Games will understand straight away the plight both siblings are in. Living along the shores of the Seas of Time are lost cultures, including entire lost cities — temporal echoes of times long forgotten. Much like the crew of cursed Flying Dutchman, these people continue to go about their business, unwilling or unable to grasp that their time has come and gone.
I found the continuing exploration of time travel in a temporal maelstrom, fascinating. Charles this time gets to experience first hand some of what little Murray has gone through or will go through depending on where in time he is.
satyridae's review
1.0
I was so disappointed by this book. I loved the first one so much that it was in my top 5 of 2005. I've been waiting for this one since, and I am so sorry to say that it doesn't even come close to measuring up to the first one. The plot is muddy and sprawling, the parrots annoying, the grownups stupid, the denouement unclear. The bits inserted to teach the young'uns historical facts are like little unblended pieces of hard sugar in your cake. It struck me as a novel which had several directions from which to choose, but which did not choose, rather sailed off in all directions at once.
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