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| Golden Buddha (The Oregon Files) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo
Publisher: Berkley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 116665
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 042521818X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425218181
ASIN: 042521818X
Publication Date: July 31, 2007
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Juan Cabrillo's first adventure with the Oregon-a state of the art spy ship disguised as a nondescript lumber hauler-takes him and his crew into dangerous waters, as they try to put Tibet back in the hands of the Dalai Lama by striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese. Cabrillo's gambling chip is a golden Buddha containing records of vast oil reserves in the disputed land. But first, he'll have to locate-and steal-the all-important artifact. And there are certain people who would do anything in their power to see
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 Not Cussler's Best December 3, 2008
I've read numerous Clive Cussler novels but this was my first involving the "Oregon Files". I have to say it's one of my least favorite Cussler books. Maybe Cussler was only a consultant and Craig Dirgo did the ghost writing. Whatever the case, compared to "The Chase", this book was weak at best. As typical with Cussler novels, the book starts out in the past to set up the plot, in this case about 50 years earlier when the Golden Buddha disappears. Then the Oregon and it's crew are hired to recover it. For starters, I felt the Oregon and it's technical gadgets were a bit over the top. The story sort of read like a deus ex machina as the crew of the Oregon seemed like it had a piece of technical gadgetry to respond to every situation. It was just too neat. The story had a few plot twists which kept it a bit interesting but there were just too many characters to follow and frankly I lost track of who all these people were. And I'm sorry, those 2 flight attendants who had to sleep with the rich software mogul who was trying to buy the Buddah, just didn't work for me. In the end it was an okay read but there are far better books to spend your time on.
 Chussler Does it Again August 26, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the Oregon Files, exellent as usual. Action packed. Unable to put down.
the golden budha August 3, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Terrific and easy reading - a suspense that is worth waiting for with action packed chapter after chapter
Like a Twinkie: a confusing mess with all the good stuff in the middle March 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was not quite up to par compared to Clive's history of thrill rides. I love the concept: build a series based on a minor character in a previous book. The Oregon Files are a series revolving around a mercenary crew and their ingenious technology, who save the world and make millions doing it. This open concept makes for an "anything goes" type atmosphere because nothing is too expensive or too impossible to do.
Golden Buddha, though, left me flat. I could not get into the story for the first 85 pages. Then, the middle 200 pages were fantastic, involving an incredible heist, motorcycle chase, shoot-out, pursuit through flooding storm drains, and general all-around death and peril. Then, after a breathless winching into a rattling helicopter in the middle of a storm (you'd have to read it), the action stops abruptly. The final 100 pages of the book plod along, and it was a chore to get through the last couple chapters.
The front of the book contains a glossary of names, and it is definitely required: I was completely confused by the dozens of minor characters from 4 different continents, and the various helicopter, plane, boat and car types. The character development was minimal, and this added to the confusion: I never understood from one page to the next who was where and why they were there. ("Oh, so HE'S on the boat, ok.... wait, why is he in China? Wasn't he supposed to be flying to Tibet?")
In the end, this book dissolved into mass confusion which translated to impatience and boredom. I miss vintage Cussler.
Cussler in Top Form February 28, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Golden Buddha is Clive Cussler's first offering in his "Oregon Files" series and he's pulled out all the stops. We're introduced to a new cast of characters led by Juan Cabrillo and his band of merry men that roam the world doing good deeds for a fee. Think soldiers of fortune with a dash of conscience mixed in for good measure.
In a departure from the Dirk Pitt and Kurt Austin novels, Cussler keeps the action moving and avoids the drawn-out survival-against-the-elements routines so typical in those other series. In Golden Buddha, Cussler still delivers terrific character development, meaningful dialogue, and of course, tons of intrigue and suspense.
It's some of the best fun you can have reading.
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