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Summary: No plot, predictable, forgettable characters, lousy editing
Review: I can't believe anybody would really like this book. For anauthor on this subject to forget about popular icons (the Jules Vernebook, the classic movie "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and Wakeman's symphony) is inexcusable! The jacket was misleading "Travel to the Bottom of the Earth," and they get nowhere near it. Editing was horrible - just read page 330, when Ashley says, "There's no telling how many...crak'en are...around Alpha Base." Did somebody - like the author - forget that Ashley et.al. have been cut off from all communication from Alpha Base? Duh. The cliches are ridiculous, characters are soooo forgettable, plotting horrible. Pass this one up.
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Summary: Overall a fun, suspenseful novel
Review: I really did enjoy Rollins' novel, and would recommend it. Perfect escapism for the summer reading season. Like the author I'm also a caver so this book had even more appeal to me - it's why I bought it. Although I would go along with much of Rollins' cave/cavern descriptions and the flavor of "caving", I did take issue with some aspects of it: his descriptions of rappelling (not they way we typically do it), the wormholes (don't believe this one, there are really no such things and we don't use skateboards!! - the author clearly invented it for the sake of the storyline), the batteries for the lanterns tended to last forever (would love to have their light sources), and the characters moved through the caverns remarkably well and quickly with all their gear, etc. Nonetheless, allowing for this "poetic license" and even some predictable plotting, the book is still worth a read. Enjoy!
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Summary: A+ Adventure with Non-Stop Action in a Unique Environment
Review: This new novelist has quite a future! I consider myself a pretty jaded reader, but this one had me hooked from the beginning. The characters are compelling, the storyline intriguing, and the action kept me turning the pages!
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Summary: Fast paced, lots of action
Review: I really liked reading this book. It took me away from the real world for the duration of the book. I also recommend Greg Donegan's ATLANTIS and Robert Doherty's AREA 51 series and THE ROCK. In the same vein and loads of fun.
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Summary: Page turner! Excellent! Stayed up till it was finished!
Review: When I first saw the book, I passed it over a few times and then when I had nothing else to read, I went back and bought. Boy! Am I glad I did. It is in my mind, a page turner and keeps you on your toes. If you think this is about Jurassic Park, etc. be forwarned, its not! This is something that you can really imagine happening. This book is going on my keeper shelf and I hope Mr. Rollins does a sequel at some point, I look forward to it. I recommend this book to anyone who loves to read as I do. You'll have a ball!
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Summary: Fantastic Story!!
Review: What a fantastic storyline! I was kept awake many nights flipping pages, anxious of what was going to happen next...definitely a great ride! This would make a terrific movie. I'm hoping Mr. Rollins will write a sequel.
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Summary: Fast paced, excellent read
Review: As another reader mentioned, I picked this book up based on the reviews found here. Unlike that reader, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It took a little longer than I expected for the action to start -- but still within the first quarter of the book -- but once the action started, it was nonstop. You speed from one scene to another trying to see what the outcome of the latest predicament will be. The characters while not developed in-depth, still had enough "meat" on them for you to care what happened to them. However, I do have to agree with another reader who stated that the romance between two characters seemed forced. It did, but that was easy to overlook since the romance played a small part in the book. The descriptions of the scenery were vivid enough for me to visualize where the characters were. Heck, I feel as if I were in the tunnels and caverns with them! I read the book in about four days, which is fast for me since I prefer to spend most of my time on a computer. Would I recommend it? You're darned skippy I would!
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Summary: An adventure worth reading!
Review: MOVE out of the way Jurrassic Park, Get Lost Lost World - SUBTERRANEAN IS HERE!
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Summary: AN EXPLOSIVE JOURNEY!!
Review: This is a very, very, interesting book!!! I highly recommend this book to anyone who's looking for a great fast-paced thriller!!! This book has it all, action, adventure, horror, humor, and romance! The character development is outstanding!! I read this book in only a few days and it was gripping from beginning to end!! Mr. Rollins please be writing another book just as exiciting as this one!!!!!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was extrememly disappointed in this one. After reading reviews and the teaser on the back cover, I ran home expecting an original storyline. I was sorely mistaken. Everything about this book is totally cliche. The only comparison this book has to Jurassic Park or the Lost World is the fact that it has dinosaurs and an unrealistically invincible little kid as one of the main characters. The plot twists are entirely too predictable and more often than not way too convenient. Maybe I'm being too critical. I appear to be the first not to like this book, but if your looking for something more than what amounts to a predictable and routine B-movie in a book, my advice is to look elsewhere.
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