Review: Interesting Page Turner
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2010
Although I'm still not sure I am pronouncing Orffyreus correctly, I still have to give a positive review.  I thought the book was very well written, suspenseful and interesting.  I actually found myself using Google to find out more about this Orffyreus Wheel and Mr. Bessler.  David Niall Wilson is creative and keeps the reader engrossed.The premise of the book is that Bessler (who renamed himself Orffyreus) invented a wheel of perpetual motion in the 18th century that everyone has assumed was destroyed, except it wasn't.  Fast forward to present time and Elly Kassel has inherited the secrets of the wheel.  Only others want it as well.  What follows is a nail biting cat and mouse game.The book started off with a bang.  From page one the book is intense and filled with suspense.  I was definitely eager to see what happened next.  I really enjoyed the parallel storylines of past and present, showing the stories of Bessler and Elly respectively.  In the present time, there is an intense race against the clock while in the past we see the inventor's discovery come to fruition through various trials and tribulations.  I can say that I was interested by both stories.  I wasn't bored by one and anxious to skip ahead to the other.My only critique is that I found the good guys a little too good.  They were too saintly.  I don't want to get more specific because I don't want to spoil anything.  I also thought it slowed down a bit at the end after starting off with such a bang.  This didn't bother me but I think it's important for readers to know.I really enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading more by David Nial Wilson.