Pacific Vortex!

Exciting but flawed.

Starts out with a sense of GREAT mystery. Who, why, how. Wow I thought, this is great. And it was.

Then it changed into a Jules Verneian / James Bond type story, complete with a "dated" view of the female characters and suspension of disbelief stretching action. The female - lets say melodrama was just baad! The action however was competent and the who, why, how mystery questions begged to be answered, so I kept listening.

Clive Cussler's almost apologetic foreword makes me believe that the series will improve. ;-)

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Entertaining, but predictable

As always this was another top notch story from Clive Cussler. A very entertaining listen, with a bit of a predictable ending.

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What utter rubbish

Seriously you will never get this time back...... I listened to this on a recommendation of somebody who enjoyed Sahara... what utter rubbish

First and last Dirk Pitt story

Predictable and clichéd. Like a 60s bond film. Complete with invincible hero, villain, and mysterious lair. The tone is terrible. The author builds suspense only to ruin moments with tasteless jokes or lewd comments.

If you have no imagination then Dirk Pitt is the hero for you.

Narrator was adequate, did the job well enough without being spectacular.

Okay and easy listening.

First Clive Cussler book I’ve listened to. I think I’ll have to listen to another to make my mind up about the main character. Seemed a bit cheesy in parts.

Not awful - if you can suspend reality

The story really suffers from basic errors in underwater and submarine operations, all of which could have been overcome by the author engaging with appropriate experts. These really depart so far from reality that they detract from any hope of credibility in the plot.

The narrator drawls his way through the book without too much interest. He makes his usual mistakes without correction from the producer, however it doesn't make much difference in this case.

If you want a taught submarine thriller then try Patrick Robinson or Tom Clancy; give this a miss.

Not bad

Clive Clussler had never been at the pinnacle of literature but has often offered a great bit of escapism. This first in the Dirk Pitt series was just that... a fun bit of escapism if you allow yourself to be taken along for the ride!

The down side is that it is read by someone who appears to find parts of the book a bit boring...which is a shame.

Sets the scene

Read later books but never the first until now - sets the scene nicely, clear Dirk has a lot of character development ahead of him

Dreadful.. just dreadful !

Awful, a poor mans James Bond. filled with clichés, stereotypes and over the top imigary, just don't bother

Perfect

clive cussler writes the perfect story. he is one of my top favourite authors. his stories are based on a 'fact'. they have great characters. the pace is spot on...
and scott brick does full justice to these stories with his sonorous voice.