Lawyers of Oregon

Golden Buddha (The Oregon Files)

Description

Juan Cabrillo's first adventure with the Oregon-a state of the art spy ship disguised as a nondescript lumber hauler-takes him and his crew into dangerous waters, as they try to put Tibet back in the hands of the Dalai Lama by striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese.

Cabrillo's gambling chip is a golden Buddha containing records of vast oil reserves in the disputed land. But first, he'll have to locate-and steal-the all-important artifact. And there are certain people who would do anything in their power to see

Reviews

Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2010-08-10
Summary: "Terrible and soulless"

I can only think of three or four books which I have begun reading voluntarily and decided to never finish reading (compared to thousands which I happily finished). This is one of them. I was surprised, however, by how many of the reviews on this site agree with my reasons for doing so. There is little that I can say that they have not already. The characters are the flattest I've ever seen in fiction. The story has no soul. Since I haven't finished the story, and since other reviews have gone so much deeper into it than I can or care to, I'll simply end by saying that this is my first experience with Clive Cussler's novels, and it will be my last.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-05-10
Summary: "Golden Budha"

I love this book. If you don't like it, try the books co-written by Jack DuBrul. I find that those are better.

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Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2010-04-08
Summary: "Not Cussler's best"

Golden Buddha is good but not Cussler good. It did seem a bit disjointed. I'm not really liking the Corporation (Oregon Files) series.

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Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2009-07-02
Summary: "Confusing and overly complex"

This was my first exposure to the Oregon Files, but based on previous Cussler books, I was looking forward to another interesting adventure. At first glance, the book is packed with excitement, good character development and fast paced story. Unfortunately, I found all the different story lines difficult to follow. Maybe I am not used to so many things going on in one chapter, or maybe the writing is truncated and choppy. Despite this, I was able to enjoy the book and look forward to my next Oregon Files adventure.

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Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2009-06-23
Summary: "Quick Review"

A super-secret organization called The Corporation has been hired to help return the Dalai Lama to Tibet. In order to do so, they must first steal a large statue (the Golden Buddha) and utilize contents hidden inside long ago to achieve that end.

Known primarily for his NUMA/Dirk Pitt novels, this one has Clive Cussler working with Craig Dirgo on a new series with a side character from a previous NUMA story.

Another ridiculous but fairly entertaining story from Cussler where the heroes have unlimited ability, finances and connections. If you enjoy his other work, then you will probably enjoy this as well.