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Summary: Not for the serious
Review: Did you ever wish you had your own flying saucer, and nobody else had one like it? What would you do? How about buzz a baseball field? Take your favorite uncle for a ride into space? Pose for pictures for the locals?Most of the people who read and enjoyed this book seemed to understand that it is simply a fun read. If you are into hard science fiction, forget it. If you want it to make sense, forget it. Just take a deep breath and jump in with the attitude of going to an action movie. This is a book to take to the beach house and leave for the next person. No romance, no sex, no profanity, some over-the-top violence. I thought it was great!
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Summary: Meant for kids?
Review: Like other reviewers here, I've enjoyed Coonts' other books. This one, however, feels like it was written by somebody else. Its plot and characters are very shallow. The book seems to be written for younger readers, although it doesn't specifically say so. If you want a great Coonts book, try <I>Cuba</I>.
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Summary: Meant for kids?
Review: Like other reviewers here, I've enjoyed Coonts' other books. This one, however, feels like it was written by somebody else. Its plot and characters are very shallow. The dialog is silly and cliche. The book seems to be written for younger readers -- except for the occasional and unnecessary obscenity. If you want a great Coonts book, try Cuba.
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Summary: Saucer: An Adventure
Review: I chose this book because I have enjoyed other books by Stephen Coonts. Although this is a different book from his usual, I found it to be fast and easily read, and very entertaining. I strongly recommend it for those times when one needs a light happy escape.
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Summary: saucer
Review: I will make this short and sweet. read this book in two nights. stayed up until 3am. one of the best i have ever read. i read a lot.
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Summary: Amusing one-sitting read
Review: Coonts' latest offering is the kind of novel you buy for that long plane journey, train ride or simply sitting outside one afternoon. Lacking depth in its plot, characterisation, it more than makes up for it with its sheer 'hold on for the ride' exhilaration.
Rip Cantrell, who is working in the Sahara for a seismic surveying company during a summer vacation, spots a glint of metal and unearths a flying saucer in under two days - which in itself is no mean feat - then promptly, under the misguided notion that 'finders keepers' steals it from under the arguing governmental types with an ex-army pilot, Charley.
What follows is a nonsensical speed ride across Missouri, earth orbit, Australia (bad guys come from here for a change), Eygpt, and an American stadium. A joy ride, par excellence, a literal rollercoaster, Coonts eventually takes his hands off the throttle to briefly explain the origins of this hundred, forty thousand year old craft, throws in a navigation system born of virtual reality and your ever-reliable anti-grav system to create an adventure where a scheming corporate magnate steals the saucer for huge financial and territorial gain in a lottery.
Our erstwhile hero saves the day and then neatly ends giving all this wonderful technology to the people of planet Earth whilst the governments of the world look on.
So, an enjoyable ride. Coonts finally does what other sci-fi authors haven't yet done - produces a flying saucer, removes the mystique and says: let's take it for a ride. All in all, it's hardly a thought-provoking novel, but it is a good fun read on that transatlantic flight.
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Summary: Should've been better...
Review: I've read other books by Stephen Coonts, all of which I thoroughly enjoyed. The premise of this book sounded interesting, so I bought. I'm sorry I did. I'm particularly upset because I know, having read other books by this author, that he could've done a much better job. It's like he wrote the thing in a few days. The plot could've been sharpened, the characters fleshed out, and that "love story" was just silly. I'm still a fan, but I feel cheated having spent [money] on this silly book.
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Summary: A quick, fun read
Review: Gosh, you people are all so SERIOUS!! This book was pure fun, and I can't imagine it was intended to assault the pedestal on the Booker Prize. But who cares? With any novel these days, you have to decide how much you're willing to suspend disbelief. The fun of it is seeing how far humor, pseudo-science fiction and whimsy can carry you along and keep you entertained. In this case, pretty far. The combination kept me away from my work on several boring plane rides. I also liked the fact that there is enough ambiguity to the underlying story that you're forced to at least think for five seconds (okay, maybe one or two seconds) about the theory of human evolution and whether Coonts has an interesting twist. So, take a break from the deadly serious world of being Jake Grafton wannabees and pick up this mind candy. Besides, I'm sure this is the type of book that Jake Grafton himself reads when no one's looking, and when the Secret Service men have all turned in for the night.
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Summary: A fun read..
Review: OK, this book isn't going to give you higher insight into the universe or make you one with God. It is a good entertaining read which I would love to see get made into a movie. It's humorous while not overbearing. I bought this book on a whim and was rather glad I did.
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Summary: A fun little book
Review: If you want a summer escape then read this book. There is not a lot here, but it is presented in a enjoyable way. The story premise is very interesting and so much more could have been done with it. If you rein in your expectations and read very fast you will have a good time and not waste too much of it.
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