Access The Alexandria Link (Cotton Malone, #2) Expressed By Steve Berry Presented As Mobi

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Bestseleris, legendomis apipinta ir kažkada apie mūsų eros pradžią kažkieno amžiams pradanginta Aleksandrijos biblioteka ir Da Vinčio kodo atgarsiai rodos, tobulas receptas.
Užkibau klasiškai ir tikėjausi belenkaip daug, o gavau tai labai didelį šnipštą,

Tai antra knyga Steve Berry serijoje apie buvusį specialių pajėgų agentą Kotoną Malouną ir jo lobių paieškas ir vienintelė išversta į lietuvių kalbą.
Galvojau imsiu, pabandysiu šitą, nes vien dėl Aleksandrijos bibliotekos ji man pasirodė labai įdomi ir tada jau imsiuosi kit, jeigu paliks panašų įspūdį kaip Lengdono serija.
Na tai ką galiu pasakyti, gerai, kad nepradėjau nuo pirmos turbūt, nes apie Aleksdandrijos biblioteką taip ir nebūčiau nieko sužinojus, nes nu ir antros buvo per akis.


Esu prisiekusi Dan Brown simbolistinės serijos apie Robertą Lengdoną gerbėja, Pradėjau ją irgi nuo antros Da Vinčio kodo ir likau visiškai nokautuota, kibau į kitas tuomet trilogijos dalis ir krykštavau išvydusi apie išleidžiamą ketvirtąją.
Visos tos knygos žavi netikėtais siužeto posūkiais ir įdomiomis mįslėmis, Jose daug įdomios epizodinės informacijos apie simbolius, istoriją ir kultūrą, šviežio požiūrio į mitus ir legendas, visokiausių smulkių pasvarstymų apie ką tik nori ir to paties kontraversiškumo kad ir ta pačia religijos tema, kuri man pirmiausia ir imponavo Da Vinčio kode.
Ir aš labai norėjau, kad šitas serija būtų į tą panaši ir labai norėjau ją pamėgti,

Akivaizdu, kad ir autorius to norėjo, bet jam tai labai nesigavo, Panašumai tai yra tikrai akivaizdūs, didžiausias jų Biblija, Visas tos knygos veiksmas sukasi apie tai, kad Aleksandrijos bibliotekoje galima rasti vieną pirmųjų senąja hebrajų kalba prašytą Bibliją, kuri parodytų kiek dabartinė intenciškai ar ne yra nukrypusi nuo originalo ir sukeltų daug šaršalo visose trijose didžiosiose religijose.
Grynas Da Vinčis, ne Samprotavimai apie religijas, turiu pabrėžti, kažkuria dalimi buvo tikrai įdomūs, Bet tai maždaug ir viskas, kas toje knygoje buvo gero, Jau nekalbant apie tai, kad ir šitą dalį kažkaip temdo itin ryškus antisemitizmas, kurio priežasčių turbūt geriau jau ir nespėliosiu.


O štai minusų tai šiame romane nors vežimu vežk, Pirmiausia, tai visa knyga ir visas siužetas absoliučiai beprasmis, Jeigu pradžioje dar yra kažkokia logika, kodėl dalykai vyksta, tai galiausiai supranti, kad ten absoliutus pilstymas iš tuščio į kiaurą, sukuriant dirbtines intrigas dirbtinėse intrigose, kurioms kurti nėra jokio tikslo.
Kitas dalykas viskas mirtinai nelogiška bet kokioje skalėje matuojant, o reikia turėti omeny, kad aš tokiose knygose realistiškumo kartelę ir taip jau būnu nuleidusi, bet čia tai.
. visokios Baltųjų rūmų intrigos, kurios nu net tolimo panašumo su realiom situacijom neturi, visi aplink turi mobilius telefonus ir visi vieni kitus pažįsta, bet sužinoję apie didžiulį pavojų geriausiems draugams net nesivargina jiems pabandyti prisiskambinti ir sako nu čia jau aš niekuo negaliu padėti, breikalingą buvusių sutuoktinių passive aggresive santykių fabula.


Galbūt autorius ir daug tyrė visokiausius dalykus susijusius su tais senais raštais, Senuoju testamentu ir visokiomis jo interpretacijomis, religijų istorija bei įvairių šalių kultūriniu paveldu, bet panašu, kad norėta būtent vien ant to ir pastatyt visą romaną, o to neužteko ir teko paskandinti viską nesąmonių katile, kuriame viskas kas gera tiesiog nugrimzdo dugnan.
Juokingas trileris, akivaizdžiai bandęs pakartoti Da Vinčio kodo sėkmę ir, nors bestselerio etiketės bando teigti kitaip, labai prašovęs pro šalį.
Gaila, Kotonai Malounai, bet panašu, kad mums nepakeliui, This is the second book in the Cotton Malone Series by Steve Berry,

I have to say I enjoyed this book as much as the first, It was lovely returning to read all about charcters I'd read about in the first book, This is why I like series of books, I love to get to know the characters,
Cotton Malone is again one of my favourite in the book and I really liked the involvement of his son Gary more, I wasn't so gone on the character of Pam Malone, Cotton's exwife, but the dislike of her was set for me in the first book but by the end of this second book I did like her.
I think though books should have you liking or disliking characters, I think indifference towards a character is one of the worst feelings to evoke in the reader

I loved the fast pace of this story, there were no stopping and thinking moments and from opening to shuting the book it was all go go go.
It kept me reading up late, not enough for an all night reading marathon but a little beyond bed time, I enjoyed how it hopped from the US to Britain, mainland Europe to Sinai and always at just the right moment that your appetite was wetted ready for you to return to the previous place and set of characters.
The three different storylines were all easy to follow and did offer a twist or two that I hadn't expected, nothing worse than having it all figured out before the end.


I thought the twist of the mistranslation of the Old Testament and the effects it could cause Christians, Muslims and Jews interesting.
Yes you could compare this series so far to Dan Browns Da Vinci code and there are some similarities but I'm finding the Cotton Malone a better character than Robert Langford.
I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series,

But what I enjoyed most about the book was it was a piece of fiction set in real places and based on controversial and well argued material.
Material that has no clear right or wrong, truth or fiction and this book just like the last leaves you with that question as you close the book.
what if
I'm a fan of Alexandrian history, and also of spy novels, So you'd think I'd love this,

But when this author speaking through a character brags that the Iraq war will bring stable democracy to the Middle East, I stopped reading.


Gerald.
sitelink Boychik Lit Very well written as usual, This author really has a knack for keeping the reader hooked on the story, Former secret service agent, Cotton Malone, becomes embroiled in another postretirement situation after his son is kidnapped and his rare book store is burned.
The head of the Order of the Golden Fleece, a network of politically powerful European business men and women, seeks the lost library of Alexandria in hopes of finding information that could destabilize the Middle East and create more economic power for the Order.
Many years prior, Cotton helped to protect and hide a man, called the Alexandria link, who was one of the few men on earth with the knowledge of the lost library's whereabouts.
To force Cotton in revealing his knowledge of the links hiding place, the head of the Order hires an assassin to kidnap Cotton's son and create a scenario where Cotton is forced to search for the library himself.
However, the Israelis and the Muslims do not want the information the library potentially contains to be made public knowledge so they, naturally, send agents to discourage Cotton's quest.
This next chapter in the Cotton Malone series is much better and less predictable than the first book "The Templar Legacy", which was too reminiscent of "The Da Vinci Code".
I enjoyed the nonstop action and the constant references to historical

events, dates, locations, people and the various interpretations of historical texts, A recommended read. Notes:th Book Read inHahahahah

Good character developments,
A little heavy on religious history but that seems to be normal for the series, Not news to me but perhaps it is for those who do not study religions,
The political stuff was predictable amp yawn worthy, I had not previously read anything by this author but got this from Book Club, and its been sitting on the shelf for a while.
This is the second book in a longrunning series about retired American superagent Cotton Malone, who now runs a second hand bookshop in Copenhagen, but gets drawn into highstakes treasure hunts with geopolitical undertones, like a cross between Dan Brown and David Baldacci with a bit of Indiana Jones thrown in for good measure.
I had no problems from not reading the first book,

Cottons stroppy exwife Pam arrives in Denmark to tell him their teenage son Gary has been kidnapped, Shortly after telling him their demands, the baddies blow up his shop, Aided by his elderly friend Henrik, a billionaire businessman, Cotton must reveal the secret location of the titular Alexandria Link, who turns out to be a scholar of middleeastern history who has a theory that could change the world: Israel is not where its supposed to be! A shadowy European cabal want to locate proof of this for their own ends, and American politicians, Mossad and Saudi Arabian agents all want to either find or destroy the evidence, which is hidden in the legendary Library of Alexandria.
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This was a drawn out but reasonably fast paced action thriller with a complicated twisty plot full of cross and double cross, gunfights and car chases, international travel and a tense climax inside the mysterious library.

I couldnt stand Pam, who bumbles about being selfrighteous and difficult, and found Cotton rather a cold fish, but I enjoyed the adventure and would read more in this series.
The authors note at the end explains which bits are fact and which made up, which was useful, Other reviewers have complained about antisemitism, but really there are goodies and baddies on all sides, as in real life, and if you abandon this partway youll miss out on the reveals of whos who and Israel really arent the enemy here.
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