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10 years ago

Deep Storm : a novel / Lincoln Child

I found this novel so absorbing and exciting that once I started reading it, I couldn't put the book down and read it in one sitting. It took several hours to read because it's 370 pages long. Fortunately I had no commitments that day and when DH saw that I had a book glued to my hands, he (thankfully) cooked lunch and dinner for us.

The book begins with a mysterious undersea discovery that is made by an oil rig drilling in the North Atlantic. It is speculated that the find is the lost city of Atlantis. But is it? A highly secret and technologically advanced science station is established beneath the sea to investigate. The science station is very large and a great number of people are employed there. The atmosphere of the undersea location, evoking thoughts of claustrophobia, adds enormously to the suspense, intrigue and tension of the novel.

This is a part of the cover blurb: "Former naval doctor Peter Crane is urgently summoned to a remote oil platform in the North Atlantic to help diagnose a bizarre medical condition spreading through the rig. But when he arrives, Crane learns that the real trouble lies far below - on "Deep Storm," a stunningly advanced science research facility built two miles beneath the surface on the ocean floor. The top-secret structure has been designed for one purpose: to excavate a recently discovered undersea site that may hold the answers to a mystery steeped in centuries of myth and speculation."

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alisande
10 years ago
As someone who has long been fascinated by Atlantis, the concept of this book intrigues me. But is it scary and suspenseful? If so, it wouldn't be for me. And that's okay, because just a few minutes ago I walked past the tall stack of books in my bedroom and thought, No need to buy any more for awhile. :-)
maxmom96
10 years ago
Alisande, do you panic when your TBR pile is down to only a few? It's sort of like the feeling a mother has when there's only a quart of milk left, and you have kids and no way to get to the store.
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stacey_mb
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10 years ago
Alisande - Atlantis is what they first think it is - until they investigate further. I don't like books that are too scary or violent either and while this book has a single episode near the beginning that is pretty graphic, any violence in the rest of the book from what I remember is pretty low key or occurs "off stage." I will often stop reading a book that has graphic violence or too much tension, but I found this novel to be more exciting rather than frighteningly scary.

Maxmom - do you like an abundant TBR pile too? I have far too many books from the library that I know I will never have time to read, but it is comforting to know that I have lots of back-ups if my current reading runs out!
socks
10 years ago
I'll check that one out.

Stacey, I just finished Escape from Camp 14 which you previously recommended. It was very good and interesting because China and the two Koreas are in the news so much now. I was glad to be able to get it from my library.

Stacey, do you/have you read all the books you recommend? Just curious.
stacey_mb
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10 years ago
Socks - I have read all the books that I recommend, sometimes twice if I hadn't read it in some time. Often I remember a book as being really good, and I want to confirm that I still enjoy it. I don't feature a book unless I liked it and can see a reason to recommend it. I don't include every book that I read, because IMHO, some books are just more worthy of mention than others.

I just love books and I read a lot, and consider myself fortunate to live in a world that has public libraries. I can't say enough about how I think libraries are gateways to all sorts of opportunities and privileges.
maxmom96
10 years ago
I do have piles of books on my bedside table, and have fun choosing what I'll read next. Unfortunately, there are a few that I always pass by. Don't know why I got them in the first place. Those piles mean security to me.

Working at the Friends of the Library store, I have the opportunity to browse to my heart's content and always find 8 or 9 books to bring home. I justify buying them (at a very good price of a dollar or two) as the funds go to such a good cause. Also I love to have favorite books on my shelves, where I can see them and will fondly remember the good times they gave me while reading.

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