Behemoth is about two groups that are searching for what
they believe to be current day dinosaur, battling with groups who don’t believe
in their quest and want to keep it under wraps if they are successful. It follows the two groups through the jungles
of Africa, hot on the tail of the secretive creatures. Many legends are told of the creatures by the
natives, but are not taken seriously by the Western world, until these two
groups go out hunting.
The book has a good story and some of the action is
exciting. It does go into “lecture mode”
at several points in the book, which seemed like forced dialogue. The problem seemed to be that the characters
were never fully fleshed out. One of the
adventurers talks about his mentor who was a staunch evolutionist that changed
to become a creationist. It is not
explained how this happened, and that mentor was one of the main explorers in
the other group. I felt like there might
be some interesting stories to be told about them, but was left in the
dark. I felt like they told more of a
back story about the missionary, which was great, but she wasn’t a main
character. I think I knew the most about
her. I think that the book had a good
story line, but could have had more character development and it would have
made the story more enjoyable. I think
this book would be good for middle school or high schoolers.Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
