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Liked It “A good book. You are reading a movie from the beginning until the end. Since I visited New Orleans before, the moments and places have soft spots in my mind.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I'd give this novel two and a half stars if I could. The concept is rather intriguing: following a map of moments in the history of New Orleans. It takes place in Post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans which is a plus in my book since I lived there for a short time and have always loved the city, and...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I'd give this novel two and a half stars if I could. The concept is rather intriguing: following a map of moments in the history of New Orleans. It takes place in Post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans which is a plus in my book since I lived there for a short time and have always loved the city, and that turned out to be one of the only things that kept me reading this novel, the character of the city itself. I felt that the story just wasn't executed with the panache a story like this should be, and instead was riddled with clichés of Voodoo and car chases. I found myself rushing through it, not from utter enjoyment, but so that I could finish it and begin a better book.
EldriVon wrote this review Tuesday, August 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
On an up note, it would probably make for a great cheesy made-for-TV, Sci Fi Channel kind of movie.”“A good book. You are reading a movie from the beginning until the end. Since I visited New Orleans before, the moments and places have soft spots in my mind. ”
Feili T wrote this review Thursday, July 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Six months before, history professor Max Corbett had left his position at Tulane and left New Orleans. Now, only ten weeks after the devastation of Katrina, he reluctantly returns for the funeral of Gabrielle, his former lover, who perished in the flooding. That most haunted of cities is even more dark and tragic and full of horror than ever, post-Katrina, with its vacant buildings, darkened streets, untamed lawlessness and the new ghosts of the storm victims, witnessed by spray-painted legends on the houses indicating where bodies were found.
aprillee wrote this review Wednesday, May 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Max has not got over Gabrielle, death or no, so when a mysterious old man named Ray tells him there is a way he may be able to contact Gabrielle once more, he listens. All he has to do is drink a "harmless" potion and follow a map to various historic sites to gather the city's magic to him, then find the Conjure-man Matrisse who will get a message to Gabrielle in exchange for the magic. Max does not believe in this madness, of course, but it doesn't help that he drinks after the funeral and also is curious about hints of aspects of Gabrielle he never knew. He ends up on a trek through New Orleans, the Katrina-blasted present and also to points in the past, following the Map of Moments and also strange clues to Gabrielle's past--both of which lead him into dark magic and extreme danger.
Max is an immediately sympathetic protagonist, a simple professor who is thrown into a world of magic and death and violence. The plot is fast-paced and full of action. The historic moments create a new mythology which actually blends well with and seems right for the city's grim and exotic past. The descriptions of New Orleans right after the hurricane are very convincing and add to the darkness and the horror Max finds himself confronting while chasing his own ghosts--and being chased by others who seek his violent death. It was a quick, exciting and absorbing read.”
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