Re: Seven Veils (long post)

Posted by graml from mariner.org on October 12, 1999 at 07:09:05:

In Reply to: Seven Veils (long post) posted by Thuggee Bear on October 11, 1999 at 23:21:14:

: I just read my first Indy novel, (IJ and the Seven Veils), and I'm curious what everyone else thought of it. Although I bought the complete set, I didn't read Peril at Delphi first because it sounded like Indy was too young in it, and I didn't want to feel like I was reading a Young Indy adventure. So I picked 7 Veils, (although not before reading the back cover of The Genesis Deluge, which gave away part of the damn ending!), because I remember someone here saying it was their favorite.

: -I'll try not to spoil anything, but if you haven't read it, you probably shouldn't read any further.-

: I was a little surprised that it didn't contain the sort of cliffhanger action that made the movies famous. I know there were a lot of action sequences, but they seemed pretty far spaced out, and a few of them seemed a little clunky in their resolution. (ex. Indy falls out of a plane, only we soon learn his leg has somehow hooked the strut) I was also surprised that the opening prologue didn't really seem to go anywhere.

: I liked the idea of Indy attending the religious ceremony in Brazil, and the lost city stuff was well-done. The former seemed like it could have made it into one of the films, while the latter would have made for some interesting visuals if they had ever shot it.

: I didn't really care much for the rival professor's motivation, (he's worried about losing a bet?), and the pursuing henchmen grew tiresome.
: Overall, I enjoyed the imagination of the Veiling society, but I thought the first half was a little plodding.

: It's funny though. See, my newest idea for an insomnia cure has been to read a lot. (BTW, it doesn't work, because now I stay up all night to finish the book- read a hell of a lot of books though.) I've gotten ideas for some of the books I've read from other posts here, and so I had already read a book about an expedition to find a lost white race, (Allan Quatermain), several books about lost cities, (The Return of Tarzan and several other Tarzan titles), and even one that had a lost city where the inhabitants did all their work in dream states! (Conan the Adventurer)

: Oh well, variations on familiar themes, I guess.

Hey. I'm glad you liked it. Personally, I thought it was the weakest
MacGregor Indy novel. Genesis Deluge was my personal favorite. Al
Capone has a cameo in it. Just my two cents.
-graml
P.S. Not many people realize that Percy Fawcett was a real person.
He disappeared in the 1920s, so I suppose MacGregor was just giving his
opinion on what may have befallen the explorer.

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: : I just read my first Indy novel, (IJ and the Seven Veils), and I'm curious what everyone else thought of it.  Although I bought the complete set, I didn't read Peril at Delphi first because it sounded like Indy was too young in it, and I didn't want to feel like I was reading a Young Indy adventure.  So I picked 7 Veils, (although not before reading the back cover of The Genesis Deluge, which gave away part of the damn ending!), because I remember someone here saying it was their favorite.

: : -I'll try not to spoil anything, but if you haven't read it, you probably shouldn't read any further.-

: : I was a little surprised that it didn't contain the sort of cliffhanger action that made the movies famous.  I know there were a lot of action sequences, but they seemed pretty far spaced out, and a few of them seemed a little clunky in their resolution.  (ex.  Indy falls out of a plane, only we soon learn his leg has somehow hooked the strut)  I was also surprised that the opening prologue didn't really seem to go anywhere.

: : I liked the idea of Indy attending the religious ceremony in Brazil, and the lost city stuff was well-done.  The former seemed like it could have made it into one of the films, while the latter would have made for some interesting visuals if they had ever shot it.

: : I didn't really care much for the rival professor's motivation, (he's worried about losing a bet?), and the pursuing henchmen grew tiresome.  
: : Overall, I enjoyed the imagination of the Veiling society, but I thought the first half was a little plodding.

: : It's funny though.  See, my newest idea for an insomnia cure has been to read a lot.  (BTW, it doesn't work, because now I stay up all night to finish the book- read a hell of a lot of books though.)  I've gotten ideas for some of the books I've read from other posts here, and so I had already read a book about an expedition to find a lost white race, (Allan Quatermain), several books about lost cities, (The Return of Tarzan and several other Tarzan titles), and even one that had a lost city where the inhabitants did all their work in dream states! (Conan the Adventurer)

: : Oh well, variations on familiar themes, I guess.

: Hey.  I'm glad you liked it.  Personally, I thought it was the weakest
: MacGregor Indy novel.  Genesis Deluge was my personal favorite.  Al
: Capone has a cameo in it.  Just my two cents.
: -graml
: P.S. Not many people realize that Percy Fawcett was a real person.
: He disappeared in the 1920s, so I suppose MacGregor was just giving his
: opinion on what may have befallen the explorer.

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