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Le Livre Des Âmes (2010)

by Glenn Cooper(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

2749116724 (ISBN13: 9782749116723)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Cherche Midi

series

Will Piper

review 1: “Much Ado about Nothing”The emotion that came to my mind after I had finished reading “The Book of Souls” by Glenn Cooper. The book was another conspiracy thriller which combined books written by ancient monks, with undiscovered letters written by William Shakespeare, John Calvin and Michael Nostradamus, with modern day Government baddies trying to destroy peace and harmony, only to be thwarted by an ex-FBI and his wife, Will and Nancy Piper.The book started off well, and up to 300 odd pages, the pace was really good. Never did I find a moment where I felt bored or was tempted to skip pages. The writing style, the flow of events and the way in which the writer connected, or rather presented the past and the present was truly worthy of applause. Without any hurdles,... more whatsoever I was drifting in and out of one historical period into another and back into the present.But, then after finishing 3/4th of the book I wondered, where is the crime?? Where are the criminals?? And, most importantly, What is the reason for doing all this?? The reason when revealed at last, was certainly not befitting the wide web, and the foreboding of immense doom, the writer had created. So, it was much ado about nothing.But, kudos to Glenn Cooper for writing, scenes which were believable, featuring characters from the book teamed with notable historical figures. But, while reading, especially the first half, I felt that, had I read the first instalment of the book, I would have understood this one more deeply. Which is a down point, according to me, as not everyone would have the correct sense to read the first book first and then go for the second one. And so, anyone who would have read the second book first would have some difficulty in getting the flow of events, just as I had.So, summing up, my feelings about this book are mixed. I hugely enjoyed the plot build up, laced with historical characters and the suspense surrounding them, but was terribly disappointed with the ending which was almost an anti-climax. So, my rating for the book would be 2.5 out of 5.
review 2: Da qualche parte ho letto che questo seguito de "La biblioteca dei morti" sia stato caldamente richiesto all'autore, per sfruttare il successo del primo volume, dai suoi editori.Bene... se ne poteva veramente fare a meno.La sola cosa utile sono i flashback, che colmano i buchi lasciati nel precedente capitolo. Il sospetto è che siano stati lasciati apposta per permettere di pubblicare questo seguito contorto, ma sarebbe nello stile dei protagonisti del romanzo.Will Piper è insopportabile, meschino e improbabile... un peccato che sia BTH (non ricordo il termine italiano). I cattivi, un servizio segreto, talmente segreto che sembra non esistere, tanto sono inefficaci i loro sistemi e assurde le manovre impiegate per risolvere le situazioni.La caccia al tesoro, tipica dei libri avventurosi del periodo, è banale e quasi inconsistente, un po' come lo spessore dei vari personaggi, principali o di contorno. Non parliamo del grande colpo di scena, quello che spiega perché non si vada oltre il 2027... e non è una trovata originale.Se il primo libro poteva avere qualche originalità, questo è di una calma piatta, prevedibile e a tratti fastidioso, fortuna che il prossimo dovrebbe seguire una nuovo filone narrativo o poteva tranquillamente restare in libreria. less

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