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Sto caricando le informazioni... Wet Desert, a Novel (edizione 2007)di Gary Hansen
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. 363 pp., 2007 Loved it! It's got blowing up Glen Canyon damn (yeah!), near over-topping of Hoover dam (wow), the humiliation of high level bureaucrats (yeah), rescue by number crunching functionaries (yeah), clandestine activity (!), rafting! (actually very little), the Grand Canyon (yeah), sex (actually none), and water flowing to the Colorado River Delta (yeah!). This is an easy read and one I recommend for everyone who a one time or another has dreamed of Glen Canyon damn going away. Hayduke lives!!! If your intent is to lie in bed after the late-night TV newscast and read a chapter of this book for relaxation before falling asleep, forget it! I tried that but I was still reading at 4:30AM! Now that's what I call a compelling page-turner! Wet Desert is an extraordinary accomplishment by any author, much less a first-time author as Hansen is. Well-written, this novel is quick paced, chocked full of suspense, and danger, and thoroughly enjoyable. Boy was I disappointed in "Wet Desert." This was my first Kindle ebook. It boasted great reviews and was only $.99! Did I ever get what I paid for. Flat characters. Little action (although what action there was, was repeated several times). And poor writing. The story is about an environmentalist who wants to blow up several dams along the Colorado River and the mid-level engineer who follows his path of destruction. Along the way are two side stories that serve no purpose other than to describe what happens up river from a destroyed dam (the water gets low and rushes along in narrow spots), and down river (water rises and destroys everything in its wake). Otherwise, the main story and side stories never come together. If you want to learn lots about dams and the lakes they create, read this book. One interesting fact was that Lake Mead would cover the state of Pennsylvania with 1 foot of water. Great. Problem is that this fact is repeated twice, and not too far from each other. It's not like two different characters mention this. This is in exposition. Another error is when the main character gets in a helicopter for the second time that day (only a few hours previously), yet we're told, "it had been a long time since he'd flown in a helicopter, maybe ten years." At the end, the writer, Gary Hansen, tells us how he started taking fiction writing classes in his forties. Well, Gary, go back to school. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Grant Stevens, a mid-level manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, only wanted to build dams. He never imagined he would be swept into a desperate race against an environmental terrorist bent on restoring the Colorado River by blowing up the dams. Left temporarily in charge of the Bureau, Grant must react when the first dam is attacked. He faces the unthinkable task of mitigating the massive flood roaring down the Colorado. The flood will eventually threaten the mighty Hoover Dam, and if Hoover fails, the other dams downstream will fall like dominos. Working with the FBI, Grant uses his engineering skills, river knowledge, and plenty of gut instinct in an attempt to outmaneuver the terrorist. The chase will lead all the way downstream to the Gulf of California in a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and the potential for destruction is enormous. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The writing comes off as well researched, with plenty of concepts and calculations to keep the engineers happy. However I found it a little hard to believe that amidst a major terrorist incident, the FBI, CIA, NSA, FEMA, Army, National Guard etc. don't get involved until almost halfway through the book - and even then the lone engineer basically gets carte blanche authority to race around the countryside, blowing up assets with impunity.
Nevertheless I enjoyed the book. I felt it could do with a bit of editing to remove unnecessary and repetitive detail and keep the story flowing. But a great first effort. ( )