Thriller

After I started listening to this, I realized that I had already listen to it once this year, but just forgot to add it to my Goodreads list. I continued listening, though, because it was every bit as enjoyable the second time through as it was the first. ( )

The Jungle is a good thriller story. Many stories are woven together into a very scary scenario. Juan and his crew on the Oregon really needed their superhuman powers of strength to conquer and figure out who was behind the crazy rescue missions that they were assigned. Technology can be scary and the computer involved in this book is proof. Four stars were awarded to this great thriller story. ( )

This is the first Clive Cussler novel I have read in years. And I want to say that I liked Captain Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon the most out of all of the Cussler's series; the whole idea of a chameleon warship and crew taking on jobs no one else is really wants and / or are qualified for is a good premise. It’s sort of like Captain Paul Watson trying to enforce international laws on the high seas because no one else is willing to do it, but Watson does so on a shoestring whereas Cabrillo is more like Bruce Wayne since the Corporation has unlimited funding.

Long story short, all of the above prompted me to pick up The Jungle and give it a go. Unfortunately I cannot say that I enjoyed it. Maybe I've had my fill of the Cussler formula. But whatever the case, I felt the entire time that this book was written for young, teenage boys (or adult males that have never matured). If your idea of things continually blowing up just to blow up, or let’s say motor vehicles that are obscenely and obnoxiously loud for no good reason is the epitome of cool, then you will love this book. I didn't hate it, but I can't say that it was very good. ( )

En Afganistán, Juan Cabrillo y la tripulación del carguero Oregón consiguen llevar a cabo su misión: el rescate del hijo de un millonario indonesio que ha sido secuestrado por un grupo terrorista. Al mismo tiempo, también logran la liberación de otro preso, un mercenario llamado Lawless. Las habilidades en la lucha de Lawless impresionan tanto a Cabrillo que decide reclutarlo para su propio equipo. Junto se enfrentarán a un nuevo rescate, el de la hija de un millonario francés en la selva birmana.
Muy pronto descubrirán que detrás de estos secuestros hay una amenaza aún mas terrible, una amenaza que incluso hará temblar al grupo terrorista más poderoso del mundo... un arma capaz de destruir los Estados Unidos de un solo golpe.