I do not include synopses with my goodreads reviews. Read what the professionals wrote. It's better than my mumbo jumbo.
Actual rating: 4 stars
Okay, okay, okay, the first step is admitting, so here goes: I am addicted to reading made-into-movie books...after I watch the movie. I know, I know - I'm a disgrace to readers everywhere. I am also a Liam Neeson freak, like most other warm-blooded women out there. So it goes without saying that when I saw the previews for "Unknown" I had my schedule cleared within minutes.
With that being said, I have to be honest, this is one of the very few books that I liked a little less than the movie. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it quite a bit (which says a lot about the movie, huh?). There are a number of differences between the two, but the names and the basic premise remain the same for both.
First, the positives. The book is written well. The author shows an obvious knack for keeping readers entertained and on the edge of their seat. It's an easy one-day reader that is hard to put down and is guaranteed to keep you confused for the rest of the day. The idea for this book was outstanding and took an enviable amount of creativity to come up with. Now with that being said...
The negatives. Cauwelaert's idea for this book WAS outstanding, however I don't feel as if he spent enough time on it and the development of the story itself was poor. The distribution of this book was a little off, and I know how confusing that might sound so let me explain: You know those books where you read countless numbers of pages that consist of nothing but build-up just for a few pages of resolution? This is one of those, and this is one of the most annoying cases of it. That fact alone kept me from giving the book five stars. Cauwelaert had it in him to stretch this out, distribute the suspense with the explanation evenly, but he didn't. Thankfully, that is the only negative thing I could pinpoint about this book. One negative from me means you're doing pretty good!