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A review by paracosm
Proyecto Arcadia by Greig Beck
2.0
I think the best way to describe this book is to say that it's like Tom Cruise was the protagonist in an adaptation of Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness.
The main character is this dude named Alex Hunter (of course he is) that basically became Captain America after being shot in the head. He has a bunch of superpowers that are never properly explained and seem be be able to do whatever the plot needs at that moment. The book NEVER shuts up about how badass he is and I bet he is an self-insert. Male power fantasy at its finest.
All the other characters are really two-dimensional and I couldn't have cared less if they all died. There isn't only one, but two unnecessary straight romance sub-plots. One is between two scientists and literally adds nothing to the story. The other one is between Hunter and the female lead, but they can't be together because he is just too letal.
There's this very stupid sub-plot about an ancient civilization and I need to tell you about it: About 24,000 years ago the first human civilization appeared in the Antarctic, which was fertile and warm at the time. Then, seemingly over night, the whole continent froze, the people that stayed either were eaten or became cannibals. The ones that survived moved to Mexico for some reason and became the Aztecs, Mayans and Olmecs.
Then, 10,000 years before the events in the book took place, the people in Mexico sent an army to the Antarctic to fight the monsters, it never explained why. Only one dude survived and came back. Later on, they sent even more people only to carve the whole story in the walls.
This whole thing is hilarious, specially after you consider three facts. First, the Antarctic froze about 34 million years ago. Second, there are literally centuries in between the Aztecs, Mayans and Olmecs. Third, agriculture is barely 12,000 years old. It doesn't make any sense and it's hilarious.
The saving grace of this book is how funny it is. Nothing about it make sense and the end result is so entertaining. The author took himself so seriously and still wrote stuff like "once the US takes control over this masive reservoir of oil it will divide it equally between nations" I just laughed out loud when I read this.
But truly, the best part about this book is the giant monster. We don't get enough of those and he is my favorite character. We also don't get enough media set in subterranean caves. Those are terrifying by themselves. Imagine being stuck in one without any light. I need more stories about giant monsters in my life and this book delivers it. Read it if you want a good laugh.
The main character is this dude named Alex Hunter (of course he is) that basically became Captain America after being shot in the head. He has a bunch of superpowers that are never properly explained and seem be be able to do whatever the plot needs at that moment. The book NEVER shuts up about how badass he is and I bet he is an self-insert. Male power fantasy at its finest.
All the other characters are really two-dimensional and I couldn't have cared less if they all died. There isn't only one, but two unnecessary straight romance sub-plots. One is between two scientists and literally adds nothing to the story. The other one is between Hunter and the female lead, but they can't be together because he is just too letal.
There's this very stupid sub-plot about an ancient civilization and I need to tell you about it: About 24,000 years ago the first human civilization appeared in the Antarctic, which was fertile and warm at the time. Then, seemingly over night, the whole continent froze, the people that stayed either were eaten or became cannibals. The ones that survived moved to Mexico for some reason and became the Aztecs, Mayans and Olmecs.
Then, 10,000 years before the events in the book took place, the people in Mexico sent an army to the Antarctic to fight the monsters, it never explained why. Only one dude survived and came back. Later on, they sent even more people only to carve the whole story in the walls.
This whole thing is hilarious, specially after you consider three facts. First, the Antarctic froze about 34 million years ago. Second, there are literally centuries in between the Aztecs, Mayans and Olmecs. Third, agriculture is barely 12,000 years old. It doesn't make any sense and it's hilarious.
The saving grace of this book is how funny it is. Nothing about it make sense and the end result is so entertaining. The author took himself so seriously and still wrote stuff like "once the US takes control over this masive reservoir of oil it will divide it equally between nations" I just laughed out loud when I read this.
But truly, the best part about this book is the giant monster. We don't get enough of those and he is my favorite character. We also don't get enough media set in subterranean caves. Those are terrifying by themselves. Imagine being stuck in one without any light. I need more stories about giant monsters in my life and this book delivers it. Read it if you want a good laugh.