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Chargement... Pirate Latitudes (original 2009; édition 2010)par Michael Crichton (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvrePirates par Michael Crichton (2009)
  
Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  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|    ) hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 | Incidentally, this was published posthumously, and would have been better left unpublished.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. Distinctions
The Caribbean, 1665. Pirate captain Charles Hunter, with backing from a powerful ally, assembles a crew of ruffians to take the Spanish galleon, "El Trinidad," guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (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. (