I really liked this book. I've read some of the other reviews and this book isn't for everybody.I got this on CD and I had to go back to the beginning a few times before I grasped the concept that this book was backwards-meaning it starts at the end and it works it's way forward.Even after finishing this book, I started to listen to it again, because now that I know how it end/begins and I know who the players are, I wanted to listen to it and have all of the pieces click. But reading (listening in my case) to the story backwards was awesome because it still had the same twists and turns as any other suspenseful novel. And this one was even awesome, because in one chapter you think one thing, you think the worse and then the next chapter, it clears up any confusion (sort of, until you get to the beginning). So for an example, you think an innocent man died, and a few chapters later (ahead) you find out, he's not innocent.All of the characters, aren't what they seem, most everyone has their own secret agenda, so you are constantly guessing who is good and who is bad and even when you think a person is good, they really aren't. In the end you have to ask yourself, "who is the good person?" It's all a matter of perspective, but this was an awesome idea, and awesome book and kudos to Jeffrey Deaver for coming up with something so complicated Deaver's novels are known for their twists - The Bone Collector & The Coffin Dancer come to mind. A seasoned reader thus mentally anticipates and predicts the impending twist. The challenge of the novel lies in delivering just enough information for an intelligent reader to piece together the details. The greater challenge is to create a believable narrative and then tug the rug under said reader's feet. Deaver brilliantly delivers both.
What do You think about The October List (2013)?
Very different book. Written backwards. Not one I will forget I have read, that's for sure!
—Eebro
It takes till the very end to understand the book
—agitasyafira
Book reads backwards. Too hard to follow.
—jbednaz
