A review by littlemissbookworm
Orpheus Rising, by Colin Bateman
3.0
"You have to understand this. I die in the end."
When Michael Ryan first sets foot in Brevard, Florida, he spots a woman that immediately sparks his interest. Even though quite a few guys aren't happy to witness it, they become a couple and get married. But their luck doesn't last, because Claire is murdered at a bank robbery. After that Michael ups and leaves town and only comes back 10 years later to attend a memorial in the victims' honor. He can't believe his eyes when he sees Claire, right there in Brevard, though. Could she still be alive?
I have seriously mixed feelings about this book. "Orpheus Rising" starts slow and really drags on for the first half of the book until, finally, something interesting happens. Initially, I was really confused as to the sudden turn of events, which I absolutely did not see coming and thought to be really odd. But as the story went on, I learned to enjoy the way it was going. Until the end, that is. I am not sure, I agree with that.
The characters I did not particularly like. Ambrose, Michael's companion, a cheating drunk and full-of-himself Pulitzer winner, I probably disliked the most.
Also, I can't quite understand the fuss about Claire. Why is everybody just dying to be with her?
By no means did this novel blow my mind, but once you've made it through the first half of it, it really picks up its speed and becomes an interesting, sometimes funny, all in all enjoyable read.
When Michael Ryan first sets foot in Brevard, Florida, he spots a woman that immediately sparks his interest. Even though quite a few guys aren't happy to witness it, they become a couple and get married. But their luck doesn't last, because Claire is murdered at a bank robbery. After that Michael ups and leaves town and only comes back 10 years later to attend a memorial in the victims' honor. He can't believe his eyes when he sees Claire, right there in Brevard, though. Could she still be alive?
I have seriously mixed feelings about this book. "Orpheus Rising" starts slow and really drags on for the first half of the book until, finally, something interesting happens. Initially, I was really confused as to the sudden turn of events, which I absolutely did not see coming and thought to be really odd. But as the story went on, I learned to enjoy the way it was going. Until the end, that is. I am not sure, I agree with that.
The characters I did not particularly like. Ambrose, Michael's companion, a cheating drunk and full-of-himself Pulitzer winner, I probably disliked the most.
Also, I can't quite understand the fuss about Claire. Why is everybody just dying to be with her?
By no means did this novel blow my mind, but once you've made it through the first half of it, it really picks up its speed and becomes an interesting, sometimes funny, all in all enjoyable read.