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O Círculo Da Morte (2009)

by Andrew Pyper(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

9722341545 (ISBN13: 9789722341547)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Editorial Presença

review 1: The premise is solid – a grieving single parent joins a writing circle, and is drawn into murderous, possibly supernatural intrigue involving a killer that seems to have stepped out a fellow writer's story – but Pyper is an inconsistent prose stylist who thinks himself too clever by half. He manages to maintain a fair amount of tension, but the narrative is populated by stock characters and often strains credibility. Exacerbating these problems, Pyper, on no fewer than three occasions, has his protagonist note his life's similarity to a novel, lamenting that it cannot be counted on to conform to the rules of a thriller. Just... no.
review 2: This book was a pleasure..I am so glad I stumbled on this book and didn't return it after having it in my to-read pil... moree for weeks now..I was pleasantly surprised by this book as it was well written and engaged my interest whenever I had a spare moment--love a book that I cant wait to get back to--love to be engrossed in a great book! And the subject matter of this one--a wanna be writer and his desperate journey to become an author is a touching one indeed..I truly felt his longing and brilliant description of the wanting to be among the names in the library, the mother of your own brainchild naked and open to criticism from the world not just your own inner thoughts..it was touching indeed and I loved the way its written with a main character you feel like you really get to know..The book is about Patrick, a widowed single father who writes a literary critique column then later a television reviewer who secretly longs to write a novel but feels he has no story to tell, no inspiration and to get inspired he joins a writing group of seven other aspiring authors to share their works, get assistance and feedback..Patrick goes without much hope or much to say and meets his muse (reminded me very much of The Mentor by Sebastian Stuart) and is drawn to her spooky tale of a terrible man who does terrible things..The book takes off from there as Patrick sneakily steals the other writer's haunting story and claims it as his own (every writer's worst nightmare) and from there he also inherits the creepy villain in the story intent on haunting Patrick and causing him to lose his job and eventually his sanity...The creepy villain "The Sandman" was sufficiently dark and mysterious enough but still not enough backstory and in depth killing descriptions for me..I also felt the last part of the book was not as strong as the first 100 pages that had me compulsively reading into the night..Overall though I would DEFINITELY read more from this Canadian author as I love his wit and writing style with its subtle humor and dark intelligence..I thought for a while it was a five star and though I knocked a star off (hard to knock me all the way out really) I will remember and recommend this book for sure...Oh to be a writer, how far would you go...ah reading and critiquing will do for a while, until my story comes......great book. less

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