[Waylander]

Is it just me, or are most of Clive Cussler's books really bad? I liked the couple of Oregon Files books I read, but the others left me with a bad taste in my mouth. There seems to be endless pages of exposition followed by two-three pages of supposed action, with Dirk Pitt beating people up, driving fast cars and speedboats, saving babelicious lady scientists who are completely helpless and need a big strong ma to save them, and then getting them into bed, and then having to stop the rise of a long dead civilisation, shadowy government group, mad scientists, ancient long dead religion worshipping mad scientists, or ancient long dead religion worshipping mad scientists secretly employed by shadowy government groups to resurrect ancient long dead civilisations. If these stories were written by, oh I don't know, Lee Child, there would be a lot fewer talking heads, exposition on tides etc, and more show don't tell, with more action. Also, the hero would be more rounded, and the women would be from the 21st century and be as capable as the men. I know Cussler floats many people's boats, but he is not for me. What do you think?