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The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: A Biography by Selina Hastings. The Life and Legends by Tom Segev. There's a fortune in cash on the kitchen table. And he has no idea where, or who, he is. He can do extraordinary things—speak any number of languages fluently, go three days without food or sleep, and fight with extraordinary prowess. But without a name, without a past, he's isolated from the rest of the world; a stranger to everyone, including himself—until a chance encounter with a young scholar leads to his first friendship, and his first hint that someone out there knows more about him than he does.
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But that's not all; Gabriel Antaeus is seeing strange, impossible things: Something dark and violent in Gabriel's past is trying to resurface. And as he pieces the clues together, everything points towards an astounding war between angels and demons—a battle not just for the future of the world, but for the minds and souls of everyone in it. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Ninth Circle , please sign up. Lists with This Book.
I really enjoyed this. An imaginatively twisted yarn about good vs evil. Alex Bells writing style is easy to follow, with likeable characters even the horrid ones! I prefer it when the plot unfolds at a steady pace without everything being jammed into the last few pages or chapters. I shall look out for more from this author. I loved this book! I think everybody knows what happens when you love a book, it's really hard to put the feelings into words in a review.
So hang in there! A horrible gash is in his head and a bag full of Hungarian florints , pounds on t I loved this book! A horrible gash is in his head and a bag full of Hungarian florints , pounds on the table. He can't remember who he is and even his last name. He struggles to remember what happened before the moment he woke up and tries to make sense of the strange and haunting dreams and demons that fill his days. I thought of this book at first to be weird fiction--very weird fiction-- but it turned to be a fairly 'simple' book overall. I think everybody would feel the same about Gabriel, I wished I was there for him when he felt lonely.
The writing is amazing. Never boring, not a single page wasted for fillers, and so vivid and imaginative. I don't think all and sundry would like 'The Ninth Circle' because of it's more religious themes. I found it offensive and annoying for a moment I'm a muslim but I thought I should respect the author's opinion. She's a Christian, so of course she'd think her religion's the right one but I wish she hadn't said that they didn't exist at all.
I believe in the God the Christians pray to, and the God the Jews pray to. I personally believe they're all the same, only the details and stories are different. I didn't want the book to finish, I want to know what happens to the rest of the characters. It's impossible to just leave it hanging there, there's a lot coming up in the future of the world of "The Ninth Circle" so I really very desperately hope that Alex would write a sequel.
Overall, this was a great read. One of the best books I've read this year. May 20, Laura rated it really liked it Shelves: In the city of Budapest a man wakes up in a kitchen, his face stuck to the floor with dried blood. He has no idea of who he is, only that he apparently fell and hit his head while putting up shelves and that on a nearby table there is a box filled with a large amount of cash. According to papers he finds in the apartment his name is Gabriel Antaeus but other than that he knows nothing about himself or how he came to be there. The Ninth Circle begins with a setup that would do justice to any tradi In the city of Budapest a man wakes up in a kitchen, his face stuck to the floor with dried blood.
The Ninth Circle begins with a setup that would do justice to any traditional suspense thriller but very quickly becomes something else. Using a journal to orient himself, Gabriel begins to document his days and the search for his identity and as he does so he describes a man capable of seemingly contradictory extremes: As time goes on and he struggles to re-create his life from small clues he finds it becomes apparent that there is something else going on - something larger than one man with amnesia - and as the pieces of information slowly come together the suspense builds slowly but surely.
Like Gabriel, the reader is sure that something is wrong - very wrong - and, like Gabriel, may come to some wrong conclusions about what it might be. It's difficult to discuss this novel without giving away plot points, however small, that readers may prefer to find out for themselves. It's also a novel that starts out as one thing and ends as something else entirely, morphing so slowly along the way that the moment of transformation is impossible to pinpoint. If you enjoy suspense thrillers as well as fantasy novels, I recommend giving The Ninth Circle a try. I will certainly be keeping my eyes open for other books by this author.
View all 4 comments. This book starts out rather promisingly, with a dude name Gabriel waking up with no memory of who he is but with weird things happening all around him. Thus the narrative swiftly becomes an exercise i This book starts out rather promisingly, with a dude name Gabriel waking up with no memory of who he is but with weird things happening all around him. Thus the narrative swiftly becomes an exercise in frustration: And then when Gabriel finally has several clues charitably donated to him, the book just become ridiculous. Abrams in here, guys.
Mephistopheles was one of the better reveals, where gabriel's own past fell flat. Likewise, the ending didn't recapture me, though it did tie the knots and present a conclusion. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Feb 27, Mortalform rated it it was amazing Shelves: Gabriel is a frequently alarming man, at times even abhorrent, but also starkly human. The book is his journal and it draws the reader swiftly into his mind, and as uncomfortable a place as that is, something compels you to read on.
This book has many themes that are drawn tightly together, and though they are not ones I usually seek out they created in me a subtle fascination.
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Skillfully written, subtly twisted and darkly wonderful. An unforgettable read, I highly recommend. Graveyards —because they are places that belong to both the living and the dead. Churches —places of the both the mortal and the divine. The moments before sunrise and sunset where the Earth belongs to both night and day.
Mirrors that reflect reality the wrong way round and dreams that allow both the possible and impossible all at once Jan 01, Yolanda Sfetsos rated it really liked it Shelves: I found this book intoxicating. A story that intrigued me with the concept and then compelled me with every new turn of the page. I loved that this book was drenched in a layer of bizarre strangeness, and an air of darkness that surrounds Gabriel's story from the very beginning. So many times I found myself wondering if what was happening to him was a dream, a nightmare, or some sort of delusional episode brought on by the confusion he faces every single day.
As hard as I tried to solve the myster I found this book intoxicating. As hard as I tried to solve the mystery of who Gabriel really was, I never came close to the truth. The reality of who he really is and how he got to be in Budapest blew me away. It was sheer, unexpected genius. The final confrontation scene will have you guessing and second guessing yourself over and over. I swayed from one side to the other continually, but was more than satisfied with the path Gabriel took. It's always amazing when you have to ask yourself who the good guy really is -- is it the one that's on the supposed good side, or the supposed bad guy willing to help and answer your questions?
The Ninth Circle is a fantastical, unique, odd, dark ride through the pages of a journal kept by a man who doesn't remember who he is but slowly begins to unravel the puzzle of his life as he learns to become himself from scratch. I enjoyed every moment of it, even the melancholy end that kept me wanting more Jan 06, Kathleen Dixon rated it really liked it Shelves: It must have been my son who recommended this book to me as it is totally his type of story. The style of writing, with the extremely "present" voice of the narrator - and by that I mean that, though he is telling what has happened in the form of a diary, he writes not what happened in the past but how he is recalling in the present what happened - makes it very punchy.
I like the setting as well. The descriptions of some of the architecture in Budapest create very clear thought-pictures, and make me want to view some photographs. I'd never particularly thought about Budapest before. I've now added another European city to the places that I'll prabably never afford to visit. May 07, Brian rated it it was ok.
This novel covers similar ground to Dan Brown's books: But it's a bit more left-field. It starts off quite well - a man wakes up in an apartment in Budapest, his face glued to the floor by his own dried blood, a huge bundle of money on the kitchen table - but the plot never really goes anywhere. Yes, there are a series of revelations tha This novel covers similar ground to Dan Brown's books: Yes, there are a series of revelations that unpeel like the layers of an onion but ultimately the book doesn't really deliver. It's an interesting debut, certainly, but the writing strikes me as a bit unsophisticated in places and the ending is emotionally unsatisfactory Aug 06, Denise rated it liked it.
Flat and disappointed about the finale. Is there going to be a follow-up for this book? I mean the yes, the character finally had some development after rambling about damn fish food for like 5 flippin' chapters. Jul 08, Caitlin rated it it was amazing. I borrowed this book from a good friend far too long ago, and I am mortified that I have neglected to return it. I loved this book from beginning to end.