I have been a longtime fan
of Nelson DeMille's novels so I was thrilled when I stumbled across a
work I wasn't aware of. I unearthed The Quest in audiobook
form at a garage sale. Anticipating another captivating story, I
quickly popped this into my cd player. Looking back, I see that I
didn't need to rush on this one
http://www.nelsondemille.net/books/quest.asp?id=desc
Unlike some of DeMille's
other stories that moved at lightening speed, The Quest seemed
like it was slogging through molassas. Indeed, when looking at the Amazon
review for this, I see that DeMille reworked an earlier version of
this, doubling the length of the story. I think this was my big
problem with The Quest – it's way too long.
The story is about two male
reporters and a female photographer who both men are romantically
involved with. I have no problem with stories that involve strange
relationships with conscenting adults, but this particular scenario
made me a little uncomfortable.
The love triangle in this
story travels to Ethiopia in search of The Black Monastary and The
Holy Grail. Typically, this set up would have fascinated me, but the
trip to find The Black Monastary dragged on so long I lost interest.
When the group finally found what they were looking for, the story
wrapped up so quickly it left me thinking, “why rush the good
part?”
DeMille is such a good
writer that I won't let this particular work deter me from reading
his other books
However, when it comes to
The Quest, I am only awarding this project two stars on my
Goodreads Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4673038.Adele_Park
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