tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post1207571979779134865..comments2024-03-26T17:54:54.592+01:00Comments on Speculiction...: Review of Lost City by Clive CusslerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-48515776145317923162023-03-06T16:46:08.086+01:002023-03-06T16:46:08.086+01:00I try not to present myself as elitist, but this c...I try not to present myself as elitist, but this caliber of writing is indeed poor. That being said, it sells, and sells a lot more than a lot of more respectable books. Love it or leave it, low brow has a place in culture. Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-77864152158945733232018-02-03T02:29:59.799+01:002018-02-03T02:29:59.799+01:00In the mid-1980s I tried reading a Cussler novel s...In the mid-1980s I tried reading a Cussler novel since they were so popular & ever-present. Even as a teenager I was unimpressed with Cussler's "writing" and had virtually the same reaction as you did to this novel. In fact I recall passages precisely the same as you've quoted here. Gave up after only a couple chapters. Worthless junk and not even fun in a bad way. <br /><br />Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.com