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Title: Too technical
Review: After just finishing Herbert's Santaroga Barrier and jumping straight into this one, I had high expectations, especially after reading others' reviews. Throughout the book I found there was FAR too much time given to detail - latches, levers, knobs, control panels, etc... Unless you're someone who's served aboard a nuclear sub, it's impossible to paint a mental picture of what was going on half the time in this book. And the ending was.. well, not much of a bang. I was expecting a big 'twist' - something I'd never expect, which never happened. On the plus side, it did have some interesting philosophical views which Herbert is good at. The characters were somewhat enjoyable, and there was some good suspense at times. But overall I found that too much emphasis was given to the workings of the submarine, and the climax was a bit bland.I would suggest watching the movie "Das Boot" over reading this book.
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