Darren

Not Ready for Prime Time Reading, July 5 2004

As I read this book I kept turning each page feeling the potential that at some point I would become engaged in the story, but it never materialized. None the characters are ever fully developed. I never felt like I was rooting for Edward Wozny, the young investment banker turned medieval book sleuth, or developed any emotion against the antagonist, a super-wealthy aristocrat who everyone says is a jerk. The plot tends to drag on without any real drama, never hooking the reader in to the story. There is quite a story-line investment in Edward playing a dream-like computer game called MOMUS. I kept wondering how the game would tie into the rest of the story, but was left disappointed when it… Read more