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A review by meghansio
The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
3.0
At first, I couldn’t get into the book. First off, I should say that I picked this up because of the show Decoded and the episode about the Culper Ring, and because I heard the Meltzer speak at the Tucson Festival of Books.
I liked the idea of nerds taking on hero roles. The twists of the novel were good. You didn’t know for sure who was working what/both sides. You might think you know and yet it turns out that you weren’t exactly right. The inner strength and inner deception of people was well done. The history included in the novel was good, although I wish there was more since the concept was based on that history.
There were such unique levels of loyalty within the characters; who they would stand by and for what reasons and to what length they would go.
I actually felt for Nico more than the other characters, certainly more than Clementine. Whether the delusions were from outside sources as she insists or not, and the story leaves you wondering about or if it is just that the paranoia is genetic. You feel for him in that place especially with the mind he has. Beecher, the main character, was flawed, which I appreciate-always good for the hero to be real. The George Washington/Benedict Arnold vs. Nico/Beecher thing, I felt disappointed about. I feel that a book with such significance being put on history, there should be an important purpose to that reference, not just the ramblings of a crazy man. Or did I miss it?
I wasn’t on the edge of my seat with the book; possibly it was a bit outlandishly conspiracy theory to me. But it was a well-developed book and I enjoyed reading it.
I liked the idea of nerds taking on hero roles. The twists of the novel were good. You didn’t know for sure who was working what/both sides. You might think you know and yet it turns out that you weren’t exactly right. The inner strength and inner deception of people was well done. The history included in the novel was good, although I wish there was more since the concept was based on that history.
There were such unique levels of loyalty within the characters; who they would stand by and for what reasons and to what length they would go.
I actually felt for Nico more than the other characters, certainly more than Clementine. Whether the delusions were from outside sources as she insists or not, and the story leaves you wondering about or if it is just that the paranoia is genetic. You feel for him in that place especially with the mind he has. Beecher, the main character, was flawed, which I appreciate-always good for the hero to be real. The George Washington/Benedict Arnold vs. Nico/Beecher thing, I felt disappointed about. I feel that a book with such significance being put on history, there should be an important purpose to that reference, not just the ramblings of a crazy man. Or did I miss it?
I wasn’t on the edge of my seat with the book; possibly it was a bit outlandishly conspiracy theory to me. But it was a well-developed book and I enjoyed reading it.