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| Chef Xenu... |
 Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:00 pm |
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So after months and months of reading nothing but books on NRMs,
suicidal and homicidal cults, terrorist groups, apocryphal literature,
politics and civil religion, and a little Gandhi and William Penn, I
decided to take a break and do some recreational reading. My mom gave
me a copy of Plague Ship saying basically that it pertains to my
interests.
The book is about a merry band of honorable mercenaries who operate
from the Oregon, a ship any of James Bond's enemies would covet. In
appearance a dilapidated and barely seaworthy freighter, the Oregon is
actually loaded to the gills with advanced technology and carefully
concealed weaponry. The main characters are mostly former cold-
warriors and ex-military, with a few nerd-mercenaries who make the
magic happen.
After accidentally finding a cruise ship full of corpses they uncover
a plot by an evil mind-control cult to unleash a virus on the world.
The cult, known as the Responsivists, has strange sci-fi overtones
including the belief that aliens are influencing humanity's thoughts.
The Responsivists are lead by an actor named Thom. There are a wide
variety of shenanigans, car chases, boat chases, battles and brawls
and gore aplenty.
Some of the quotes from the founder of the cult in the book sound
eerily like David Miscavige's rants at his IAS and other "Psych
busting" events.
I'm not a Clive Cussler fan really, I think I might have read a book
or two by him in the Navy, but I guess I didn't find them memorable.
This one, however, is a keeper and will have residence on my shelves
as long as I am graced with maintaining my library. I've spent the
last two days just sitting on my porch reading this and enjoying the
unseasonably nice weather. Summer is my least favorite season and
always gets me down, so this has been like getting my battery
recharged, and if the weather holds I may read a second novel,
hopefully one which doesn't constantly remind me of Scientology.
Peace,
Chef Xenu
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| Fredric L. Rice... |
| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:04 pm |
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Chef Xenu <ChefXenu at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: I'm not a Clive Cussler fan really, I think I might have read a book
or two by him in the Navy, but I guess I didn't find them memorable.
I have read everything he wrote, I had thought. I don't recognize that
book.
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