Overall Rating and Opinion of "The Expansion"
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Re: Overall Rating and Opinion of "The Expansion"
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I agree! I loved the book and it’s cast as well!boringyanks wrote:What a fascinating political-stakes thriller. The Expansion is a careening tale that starts off with a bang and doesn't let you go until the end. And, even at the end, you just want more. I already can't wait for the sequel in 2018. There's a decent-sized cast in the books but I found the characters each distinct enough to keep track of. I enjoyed the multiple POV style as well as it lends an intimacy to the cast and also fuels the 'something under the surface' feeling of the story. The setting is fascinating as well. While I have never been to Central America, it was alive in the book. Great read!
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thanks.
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I couldn’t put it down. I was fully into the characters and the action of the story. This is not a good start, but a great start for a debut. I want more.
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The novel follows British engineer Max Burns as he works on a complex project to expand the Panama Canal. It gives Max the opportunity to work with an old school friend, Godfredo Roco, and his mercurial father Paco. But projects like this are rarely straightforward, and there are forces at work behind the scenes to complicate matters.
Working in Panama also introduces Max to Karis Deen, a research scientist working in the area. Max feels he can trust her, even if he can’t trust anyone else, but Karis has a secret of her own.
Compared to its explosive opening, the first part of The Expansion feels quite slow burning. That makes sense when you consider that this is the first in a series of four books. Christoph Martin is introducing the reader to characters who they will be following through different countries and different challenges. And he gives his characters real depth.
Max Burns comes across as more than just the protagonist of the book. The novel explores the layers of his character, earned through a life that is both privileged and tough. Likewise Paco Rico isn’t a stereotypical villain, he is a ruthless man with subtle layers to his cruelty.
But for me, the most intriguing characters in the book are the women, and that’s often unusual in this kind of novel. Karis Deen and Erika Fisher are strong, driven women with their own agendas. They won’t easily be distracted from their goals. I really enjoyed these characters, they seemed to be portrayed much more believably than women often are in espionage novels.
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