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Summary: ENJOYABLE READ
Review: A fast paced book with an interesting plot and a plausible hero in John Taft. Good first novel. Enjoyed the last page, I assume T,E,S,__, A has an "L" in it.
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Summary: Don't buy this book unless you want to be entertained!
Review: Although I'm not really an "Action Hero" buff, I read this book because I was looking for some easy reading with entertainment value. The plot was intrigueing enough to keep my interest. I especially enjoyed the dialogue Dirgo developed between his characters. As well, the author succeeded in weaving his fiction yarn in and through historic events in a believable way. If you're looking for a classic work, this book's not for you. But if a well crafted tale with twists and turns suits you, give this one a try. All in all, I appreciated a good first effort from a new author. Well done.
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Summary: How does this dribble get published?
Review: Are these people actually reading the book, or are they all friends of the author? I can't believe someone called this thing a spellbinding pageturner. It was a page turner allright...I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to get to the end, so as to put a halt to the misery of trying to read it. The publishing industry must really be desperate for material if they go to the trouble of printing something this bad. Do they think everybody reads at a third-grade level? The writing in Einstein is seriously less than I'd expect from a junior high school writing class. Give the good name of literature a break, and avoid this book!
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Summary: Long Live the Clive Cussler Way !!!
Review: Are you into Clive Cussler ? Then this book is excellent ! The character is similar to Dirk Pitt, and the adventure is as striking as a Numa Adventure ;-) Easy to read action packed !!! More !!!!! We want More Craig !!! Cheers ! Donald
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Summary: Good Book, Bad Ending
Review: As I said, it was a really good book for about seven-eighths of it, but lost it at the ending. I really enjoyed the book, but the ending was very sketchy. It is about a lost formula of Einstein's that can be used to form a nuclear weapon. China wants it to take over Taiwan, and it is up to the U.S. to stop them. They assign John Taft, and his partner to get it. This is the plot and it is a good one, and would definitely be a five-star book if the ending wasn't up to par with the rest of the book.
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Summary: well paced, written in the style of Clive Clusser
Review: Book kept me on the edge, finished it in three days. Quite any interesting insight into the man Einstein, alright, so its fiction but still interesting. great book for the summer.hope to hear more from Mr Dirgo. thks Man. Dennis
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Summary: Clive Cussler has done it again...
Review: Clive Cussler has done it again...a masterpiece of fiction. I'm not refering to the Einstein Papers, or even the disappointing Atlantis Found, but rather to the review of this novel that adorns the front cover. I know it's fiction because the book is so godawful, his statement cannot be interpretted as factual.--- As a writer who aspires to be published in this genre, I can only hope to someday become Mr. Cussler's friend so that anything I write will be fasttracked into print without having to endure the tedious editorial process. It's pretty clear that no one actually read this one before it went to print. If you need more clarification, read any of the 2 star or less reviews...they're all right on the money.
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Summary: Dirgo brings something extra to the genre
Review: Clive Cussler is still very much in the top ranks of winning adventure novelists, but if and when the time comes for a successor-designate to be chosen, Craig Dirgo has the right to claim the appellation. Like Cussler, Dirgo knows how to keep a story moving quicker than a Bruce Willis flick. (Willis, of course, would be a natural for Dirgo's hero, John Taft.) Like most of the successful books of its genre, "The Einstein Papers" is built on a grand scale, world survival at stake and all that, and Dirgo does a masterful job of maneuvering all the pieces to produce gripping drama. But Dirgo gives his style and his hero a special fillip which lifts the book above others in tis class: He adds a touch of whimy to his action and make it fun to read. Dirgo has a winner.
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Summary: Dirk Pitt, Please Help!
Review: Craig Dirgo has created what amounts to a pastiche of his buddy Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt series. The basics are there-- a lone wolf agent works almost single-handedly to stop a sinister asian plan for world domination. John Taft (who even goes so far at one point as to call himself "Pitt, Dirk Pitt") collects antique motorcycles, lives in a nondescript fortress outside of D.C., is a killer with the ladies, has his Giordino (Martinez in this setting), and operates with a dogged determination to keep the unsuspecting world free from the Machiavellian machinations of a Dr. No-ish Chinese regime. The plotting is basically good. The Einstein connection weaves its way expertly through the novel, but the ending is almost glossed over, making the reader go one step too far in suspending the disbelief in the slap-dash science fiction solution. Mr. Dirgo has talent, and the comparison to Cussler would not be fair if the liberal borrowing of plotting, characterization and structure was not so blatant. What is missing is the thorough character development, the extensive research into scientific procedures, weaponry, politics, and the minute details that make Cussler's characters live. Even if Cussler cuts his plotting and characters from whole cloth, he makes his books (even the weak ones) rich and satisfying. I think we will see more of John Taft, and I hope we do. But this first effort seems a draft. Let's see if future yarns are better developed and written with an evolving and richer style. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Summary: A Good First Novel - Hope To See More in the Future
Review: Craig Dirgo has written a fast-paced and entrtaining first novel. "The Einsten Papers" has an interesting storyline and several subplots which he ties together very nicely. I would agree to some extent with the critic who gave this book 2 stars that he has used to a fair extent the writing style of his co-hort, the great Clive Cussler. But I do not think that is a bad thing. Clive Cussler writes terrific adventure stories! Is that a bad thing? Isn't that what we want? A criticism I have of the book is that the main characters (Taft and Martinez) aren't really developed very well. They just kind of show up and do their thing. But I suspect if Mr. Dirgo continues to use Taft and Martinez in future books, we'll get to know them like Mr. Cussler's Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino. But overall, Craig Dirgo has shown he can tell a good story. I hope we'll see more of his work in the future!
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