Frozen inside a million-ton mass of ice--the charred remains of a long-missing luxury yacht, vanished en route to a secret White House rendezvous. ...
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Dec 16, 2009
Josh
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That Clive Cussler is the greatest homophobic, perverse, women loathing writer of our time
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Oct 14, 2011
Eric
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Really enjoyed this book and thought that the plot-line was well thought and explored and really looked forward to re-reading it recently as it had been quite some time since I'd done so.
However my anticipation was somewhat spoiled as I noticed details that I'd skipped over previously, essentially how much it is reflective of an older attitude towards the separation of the genders and the expected roles of each.
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However my anticipation was somewhat spoiled as I noticed details that I'd skipped over previously, essentially how much it is reflective of an older attitude towards the separation of the genders and the expected roles of each.
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May 08, 2011
3omar
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The main characters in the story are Dirk Pitt and he’s the hero. Dr Bill Hunwell helps Pitt in he’s mission. Admiral James Sandecker and has the one that assigns Pitt to this mission.Krisiti Fyre sister of the guy they were looking for but in the end she holds a big secret.
The story starts out when a coast guard finds a ship stuck inside an iceberg so they report it back to base and they mark it by red dye. Admiral Sandecker gives Pitt and dr Hunnwell the job to research the ship. On the w More...
The story starts out when a coast guard finds a ship stuck inside an iceberg so they report it back to base and they mark it by red dye. Admiral Sandecker gives Pitt and dr Hunnwell the job to research the ship. On the w More...
Dec 13, 2009
Pamela
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Feb 10, 2009
Patrick
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I’ll bet there is someone out there who has a pit bull named Dirk Pitt. And why not? Tough, tenacious and never lets go. Cussler’s hero (Pitt) is bigger than life, misogynistic, homophobic—gee, just about everything you could want in a water-logged contestant for just about anything on Spike. The plot is superfluous and unimportant. Cusslers books are fun. He always sets up three or four divergent ideas—usually mixing quasi-historical facts, throws in one or more huge chase scenes, a few brawls
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Feb 18, 2010
Brian
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meh. I barely got thru this one. It definitely shows Cussler's immaturity as a writer and also the 1975 era when it was written. The plot was uneven at times, and I didn't appreciate the odd strain of gay stereotyping/homophobia/sexism in this one, though I'm sure it was par for the course in the mid-70's. It wasn't necessary for the plot and hopefully won't be an issue in other novels from Cussler. we'll see...
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Sep 18, 2011
Batsap
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Um. What?
The plot of this book seemed to be all over the place. It generally seemed a bit clumsy and sprawling. And then suddenly the main character, Dirk Pitt, was randomly pretending (unconvincingly) to be gay (this served no purpose whatsoever, why put it in?), the secretary was having girly hysterics, grand conspiracies were pulled magically out of the air having had no foreshadowing whatsoever, and for a finale everyone troops off to Disneyland to commit murder. And then Dirk is offer More...
The plot of this book seemed to be all over the place. It generally seemed a bit clumsy and sprawling. And then suddenly the main character, Dirk Pitt, was randomly pretending (unconvincingly) to be gay (this served no purpose whatsoever, why put it in?), the secretary was having girly hysterics, grand conspiracies were pulled magically out of the air having had no foreshadowing whatsoever, and for a finale everyone troops off to Disneyland to commit murder. And then Dirk is offer More...
Nov 12, 2011
Bryan
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So, I came into this book with every intention to receive a twist heavy thriller, that would leave me breathless and thinking by the end. After completing this book, there are some very, shall we say, opinionated views presented by Cussler, that makes the recommendation list short and, definitely not sweet.
What I alluded to is that this book is written in the prejudiced seventies mindset. From a prejudiced seventies man, for a prejudiced seventies men mindset. But, honestly, when I
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May 31, 2011
Jo
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Although Mr. Cussler's writing has gotten better in each book, ICEBURG is my favorite. When it first came out, I was in my late teens and had just been to Disneyland's Pirates of the Carribean ride, so I guess that is what made me identify with the book first, but I also love the ending where Pitt exacts revenge (or Justice?) on Rondheim for all of the people he hurt or killed. I know it's not necessarily the right thing to have done, but I as the reader wanted Pitt to do it, and he did!
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Feb 08, 2011
Jim
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Overall, it was a fast-paced and enjoyable read. It was almost like watching a movie unfold and had a fairly typical action-adventure plot line. Dirk Pitt is a shallow individual, not as developed as Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, but he is a likable fellow with wit and fighting skills, which is just what you need in this genre. Cussler stumbles a bit when trying to convey regrets or remorse or other philosophical issues. I just didn't believe that Dirk stayed up at night when one of his companions was
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Sep 13, 2010
Tyler
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I love Clive Cussler. It's been awhile since I've read him, and most of these I read early in high school, after finishing the Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton novels. I was just going to rate a lot of these offhand, but I decided that I'll (slowly) re-read them in order to be more accurate.
Iceberg is the first hint at what is to come, in terms of consistently raising the stakes, with the next book, Raise the Titanic!--over the top, crazy hijinks with our hero on a worldwide scale. From the More...
Iceberg is the first hint at what is to come, in terms of consistently raising the stakes, with the next book, Raise the Titanic!--over the top, crazy hijinks with our hero on a worldwide scale. From the More...
Jun 08, 2011
Tracy
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I don't know if I have a different version - but the book I had only had 225 pages - anyways, it seemed like the whole story was there.
But as I said - I can tell in these early Clive Cussler books that he was developing his story telling skills and his main characters - both are a bit rough and sometimes the plot twists and the way they figure out the clues are hard to follow - a bit more rough than in the later books - but definately can tell he is finding his place with his tradem More...
But as I said - I can tell in these early Clive Cussler books that he was developing his story telling skills and his main characters - both are a bit rough and sometimes the plot twists and the way they figure out the clues are hard to follow - a bit more rough than in the later books - but definately can tell he is finding his place with his tradem More...
Jun 16, 2008
Urban
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At first this book comes across as just another James Bond wannabe - and it took me a few chapters to get over such a ludicrously named hero: Dirk Pitt.
Then, I started to notice all the blatant misogyny. The secretary is basically sexually harrassed, with a sort of testosterone-infused 'wink wink nudge nudge' approval by the writer as narrator. It was, in a literary sense, akin to watching an episode of The Office, without the implied disapproval. Anyway, as that became clearer, More...
Then, I started to notice all the blatant misogyny. The secretary is basically sexually harrassed, with a sort of testosterone-infused 'wink wink nudge nudge' approval by the writer as narrator. It was, in a literary sense, akin to watching an episode of The Office, without the implied disapproval. Anyway, as that became clearer, More...
Feb 01, 2011
Amanda
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The plot of this thriller was good, I was engaged and curious to find out what happened. It was a nice blend of action and mystery. The downfall of this book was the way Cussler depicted woman. I am not sure if this was intentional or not, but the woman in his book were appalling. They are weak, unintelligent, and all around pathetic. The way the men treated the woman in the book was also appalling, there was no respect. Dirk himself is a misogynist but I can write that off as part of his
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Jan 18, 2009
Quinn
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A Dirk Pitt Novel. A boat mysteriously disappears and then is found several months later imbedded in an iceberg. When Pitt enters the ship the crew is dead, scorched to death. What follows is plot to take over the economic structure of the world. This book was good but not great. There never really were any surprising twists or turns. The book was fairly predictable. I did however enjoy the ending. It would be a mistake to piss off Pitt. You might just find yourself a bit broken.
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Jun 25, 2010
John
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Nov 06, 2009
John
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This is the same comment for all the Dirk Pitt books:
Great set of books, I had to stagger these books into my reading rotation since they are so similar.
Dirk Series Book in less then 50 words.
(introduction to bad guy, introduction to hot chick, introduction to Dirk, Dirk gets in impossible dangerous situations to stop the bad guy, Dirk wins, Dirk gets the hot chick.)
Great set of books, I had to stagger these books into my reading rotation since they are so similar.
Dirk Series Book in less then 50 words.
(introduction to bad guy, introduction to hot chick, introduction to Dirk, Dirk gets in impossible dangerous situations to stop the bad guy, Dirk wins, Dirk gets the hot chick.)
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Aug 25, 2009
BillyCruise
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My second Cussler novel, I just didn't get terribly attached to this story. At first in was interesting but then about half to 3/4 through the book it gets confusing, I don't know if I was just tired and not paying attention but the book just didn't grab me. Dirk Pitt acting as a homo seemed stupid. Didn't walk away disgusted, just not impressed with the novel.
Aug 07, 2011
Dean
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Clive Cussler is one author I can usually count on to entertain me, and his hero, Dirk Pitt, I think of as the underwater James Bond.
I'm not sure if I was just in a different frame of mind when I read this book, but I spent most of my time shaking my head in puzzlement. Too many plot twists, just for the sake of a twist. My head was twisting by the end.
I'm not sure if I was just in a different frame of mind when I read this book, but I spent most of my time shaking my head in puzzlement. Too many plot twists, just for the sake of a twist. My head was twisting by the end.
Jun 16, 2011
Evan
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I enjoyed this book a little more than the second but still not as much as the first, Pacific Vortex.
Dirk Pitt is up to his usual, womanizing and getting himself in AND out of ridiculous situations.
Cussler continues to create extremely interesting and complex naval mysteries and oddities. They are extremely interesting and at times I find myself wondering how much of this stuff is loosely based on things he has done or seen. [Not the murdering, espionage stuff, well, mayb
Dirk Pitt is up to his usual, womanizing and getting himself in AND out of ridiculous situations.
Cussler continues to create extremely interesting and complex naval mysteries and oddities. They are extremely interesting and at times I find myself wondering how much of this stuff is loosely based on things he has done or seen. [Not the murdering, espionage stuff, well, mayb
Aug 10, 2011
Panu
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Kirjan alkupuoli turhan yllätyksetön. Viittaukset tietotekniikkaan ja sen hyödyntämiseen jokseenkin lapsellisia, tosin kirjan julkaisemisen aikoihin (1975) useimmille lukijoille uusia ja ihmeellisiä asioita. Tapahtumavyyhden kietoutuminen kansainväliseen politiikkaan ei ehkä kovin onnistunut ratkaisu. Muuten kelpo trilleri.
Dec 23, 2007
David
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"...silhouettes of laughing buccaneers chasing screaming make-believe girls around and around the back-lighted windows. Boisterous singing was reverberating out of hidden speakers, giving the illusion that rape and pillage were merely good clean fun."
What can I say about a book who's final fight takes place in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland? Until that point I was only okay with this story, it was alright but I liked the earlier book a tiny bit better. Li More...
What can I say about a book who's final fight takes place in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland? Until that point I was only okay with this story, it was alright but I liked the earlier book a tiny bit better. Li More...
Oct 11, 2011
Graham
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dirk pitt books are my guilty pleasure; terribly written, totally unbelievable, but non-stop action. This however pushes me over the edge. A totally nonsense, aimless story, even for me the blatant sexism and homophobia (dirk pitt spends half the book pretending to be gay by mincing around in Danny la rue outfits) is a bridge too far. My guilty pleasure may be at an end after at least 10 books. Sad.
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Jul 05, 2010
RunRachelRun
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A great 4th of July long weekend read. Office closed early so I picked this up off of our unofficial employee lending library shelf to read at lunch. Everyone was out and about so I had to wait in line for 40 minutes at Mediterranean Grill so having a book to read was handy indeed.
Dec 31, 2010
Jill
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I think this was probably the first Dirk Pitt novel Cussler wrote, or maybe had published, but it's number three in the series (I think). It wasn't bad, but definitely not one of my favorite Pitt books. I guess maybe because he's just not as polished as he is in later books. But I'd never read it and I'm glad I did.
Dec 31, 2009
May
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First published in 1975, and it shows. Dirk's character traits have definitely changed between then and more recently, and I much prefer the Dirk of today. This book bears some vocabulary that was probably acceptable back then but not today. Keep that in mind!
Jul 06, 2009
Andrew
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It took Cussler a little too long to wrap up all the side stories going on in this book. Let me put it to you this way. It took the Epilogue to truly wrap things up.
It was completely unnecessary for Dirk Pitt to pretend to be gay. This book was written in the 70s. I'm thinking Cussler wanted to show that it is okay to be gay or something. That is fine and everything but it really didn't make any sense. It was as if the only way Dirk Pitt could seem weak was if he was gay. He c More...
It was completely unnecessary for Dirk Pitt to pretend to be gay. This book was written in the 70s. I'm thinking Cussler wanted to show that it is okay to be gay or something. That is fine and everything but it really didn't make any sense. It was as if the only way Dirk Pitt could seem weak was if he was gay. He c More...
Sep 13, 2011
Carl
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So... You gotta remember This book was written in a very different time... When men were men and women were well... Not men... Yes y'all that was sarcasm ... If you read it for what it is... It's an ok read... It's very dated....
Sep 30, 2010
Walter
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This was a pretty good story, but it was before Al Giordino was a partner to Pitt and so...since I first started with Pitt/Giordino books like Sahara, well it was just a so-so book. I really, really like the witty back and forth between them.
Apr 17, 2011
Mike
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Like all "Dirk Pitt" novels it's fun and exciting throughout. Even though it was written in the '70's it doesn't feel dated until it mentions the "tweed" jackets being worn in the upscale restaurants.
