Pirate latitudes
A
posthumous novel by Michael Crichton. Word is he worked on it for quite some
time but never finished the book. It kind of shows. Unlike his other books this
one doesn't have any science nor the historical research that
is usually related. At least compared to Timeline. That's the impression
that I get.
It was a thrilling enjoyable
story. It reminds me a lot of Treasure Island but with more violence.
And sex. It seemed like the ending happened quite abruptly. I guess this
is the result of this being an unfinished book. There were hints of Patrick O'Brian
but without the detail in the sailing and nautical terms. The raid on
the fort was unimaginably easy. And Sanson was really like a superhero.
Killing multiple enemies single handed without any injury to himself.
Overall I enjoyed the story but it was a bit below average for a Crichton story.
At the end of my notes I wrote: giant octopus/squid/kraken. Why?
I'm not sure how this fits into the story but seeing how the bit didn't stick into my memory I'm guessing it didn't really fit into the story.
