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Lädt ... Pirate Latitudes: A Novel (Original 2009; 2009. Auflage)von Michael Crichton (Autor)
Werk-InformationenGold - Pirate Latitudes von Michael Crichton (2009)
  
Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  rkosarko | May 8, 2024 |    ) hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 | Incidentally, this was published posthumously, and would have been better left unpublished. ( ) claidheamdanns | Sep 26, 2023 | Instead, we have a bare-bones plot filled with stereotyped characters and pedestrian writing. The entire time I read it, I kept wondering when the wonder would kick in and it never did. I'm convinced that Mr. Crichton never intended for this version to be published and would be sadly disappointed that it was (or as murph wrote on his behalf, "If only I'd have encrypted my hard drive...."). Well researched, but woefully under-executed, you're better off watching Pirates of the Caribbean for the 14th time or reading the non-fiction [b:The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down|442239|The Republic of Pirates Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down|Colin Woodard|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174806634s/442239.jpg|2082467]. (  ) zot79 | Aug 20, 2023 | Not up to the authour's standards. If you like the genre you might rate it a bit higher, but not a lot. ( ) furicle | Aug 5, 2023 |
 Not surprisingly, Crichton’s book is at least halfway to being a film: indeed, it is more interesting to read as an extended film treatment than as a book in its own right. It is in effect the "novelization" of an (as yet) unmade film, leaving language as the temporary incarnation of a work intended for the eye rather than the page. Crichton’s devoted readers knew how taut and exciting his books could be and how much fascinating minutiae he could deliver. They won’t mistake “Pirate Latitudes” for one of his best. Its posthumous publication is bittersweet, and no amount of “Smart there with the jib!” talk can disguise that. The Crichton reputation and legacy are based on works far heartier than this.  It may make a dandy movie but, as a novel, it's forgettable, and then some. When it comes to sharp, slick techno-thrillers that you can polish off on a flight to Chicago, there's never been anybody better. But a hackneyed historical novel filled with bosomy maidens and blustery old navy dialogue (''Mizzen top blown!'') is not what Crichton should be remembered for. This is one chestful of doubloons that should have been left hidden in the sand. Prestigeträchtige Auswahlen
Das Ziel vor Augen, die Verfolger im Nacken. Captain Charles Hunter wagt den spektakulärsten Raubzug, den die Karibik je gesehen hat. Er wollte das Unmögliche anpacken. Und dabei reich werden. Doch eines steigt in der Karibik schneller als die Flut: der Preis der Loyalität. - Port Royal, Jamaika, 17. Jahrhundert. Captain Charles Hunter, Freibeuter in inoffiziellen Diensten des britischen Gouverneurs von Jamaika, heuert eine verwegene Crew von Spezialisten an, um den gewagtesten Raubzug anzutreten, den die Karibik je gesehen hat. Das Ziel: ein spanisches Handelsschiff, das tonnenweise Edelmetall an Bord haben soll. Der Hafen, in dem das Gold vor Anker liegt, gilt allerdings als uneinnehmbar. Und er wird vom ruchlosen Konquistador Cazalla schwer bewacht. Just mit Cazalla hat Captain Hunter noch eine Rechnung offen; der Spanier liess Hunters Bruder grausam ermorden. Doch nicht nur er könnte den englischen Piraten am Erfolg hindern. Denn unter Hunters Vertrauten lauert ein Verräter...Der Roman erschien postum. - IK: Abenteuer Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.33)
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I don't hate it as much as a lot of the reviewers here seem to, probably because the caribbean age of piracy is a personal interest, but it's no Treasure Island or On Stranger Tides. It's rough, missing characterization, bare-bones, and the writing needs a couple punch-up passes. Plus, Surprise Pedophilia. That the preteen in question is absolutely wanton to a cartoonish degree makes it worse. (