The Memorist | M. J. Rose

The Memorist | M. J. Rose | Captivating!

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The Memorist

	The Memorist M. J. Rose MIRA, 2008 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

International bestseller M.J. Rose has written a gripping and unforgettable novel about a woman paralyzed by the past, a man robbed of his future, and a centuries old secret. The dreads are back. As a child, Meer Logan was haunted by memories of another time and place, always accompanied by the faint strains of elusive music. Now the past has reached out again in the form of a strange letter that sets her on a journey to Vienna to unlock the mystery of who she once was. With each step, she comes closer to remembering connections between a clandestine reincarnationist society, a lost flute linked to Ludwig van Beethoven, and David Yalom, a journalist who understands all too well how the past affects the future. David knows loss first hand--terrorism is a reality that cost him his family. He's seen every solution promised by security experts around the world--and he's seen every solution fail. Now, in a concert hall in Vienna, he plans to force the world to understand the cost of those failures in a single, violent act. Because those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it...

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Extraordinary

M. J. Rose has long proven she can write about anything under the sun and make it mesmerizing, smart, and unforgettable. This book held me enthralled, not just for the living, breathing characters, but for the whole provocative notion of reincarnation. Rose makes it not just plausible, but achingly real, combining the best attributes of a thriller, with jaw-dropping history and a literate love story involving Beethoven himself. In her hands, the paranormal is ...normal. Meer Logan is a fabulous character, and Rose is a fabulous, fabulous writer.

Captivating!

Just like her other book, The Reincarnationist, once I got started I could not put this book down. Each chapter teases you on to the next. A dramatic expression of concepts I have long believed.

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Good until the end

Why do some authors feel they need to wrap it up in a nice big bow? I liked most of this book, although I thought it was tedious in some places, overly cautious in others. I picked this book up because of the cover. I love Steve Berry books and he said it was a thriller. I am not sure if he really meant it though. I didn't care for the characters, none of them, which was too bad, because I liked the themes (reincarnation, historical figures and scenic locations). Oh well, maybe the author will get it right next time.

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