Thursday, August 09, 2012

Goliath

Goliath, Steve Alten, 2002, Forge. Genre: SciFi. 415 pages. Finished 7/31/12.

LesOpinion: Goliath is a fantastical action tale about lethal submarine warfare and a hostile takeover by artificial intelligence. Spare me the modern day warrior angst, Mr. Alten, you know your plot doesn't hold its salt water when anti-nuclear activists and victims of genocide are the villains of your tale.

If you like books that read more like scripts for overblown special effects movies, this book is for you. If you like books with fully developed characters, politics anywhere left of the Tea Party, and a reasonable level of editing, move along, there's nothing here for you.

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