The Nowhere Man
Ratings34
Average rating3.9
Orphan X appealed to me because I enjoyed the personal touch. Evan Smoak is seen to be heartless and driven to a point where he seems to only care for the objective. However, Orphan X introduced two people into Evan's life that changed his thinking. It also touched on his troubled past and his close relationship with someone else. This book defers away from that a little but definitely gives you a feeling of Evan as a character. I think Jack Reacher has left a bad impression on what I should expect from action heroes. He's a man of no personality. The likes of Evan Smoak and Scot Harvath have really opened up my eyes to action heroes with personality.
I'll continue this series and likely enjoy all of those 4/5 too
Nowhere Man, nowhere near as good as Orphan X. The author resorts to boring tropes, and there is no pace. The sole saving grace was the final 1/4 which zippped along. I won't bother to read any more of this series, which is sad because Orphan X was fun.
As soon as I finished the first book in this new series, I knew I needed to pick up this second one. Although I blazed through it and stayed up entirely too late finishing it, I didn't like it as much as “Orphan X.” I found Evan still to be an interesting and engaging character, but the plot veered early in a direction which surprised me. And then nearly all of the book was spent in a setting at points dangerous, mysterious, creepy, violent, and bleak. The plot kept my attention, but I wanted Evan out of the setting far sooner in the story. I will say that the danger Evan gets into near the climax was inventive and pretty darn cool. A good and fun read, but somewhat of a sophomore slump plot-wise for me.
Just as good as the first one which isn't always the way with a second book. It was totally different from the first book which was unexpected. Will be interesting to see what happens in the next book!
Gewoon weer een heerlijk boek van Hurwitz en de orphan projects. Vol actie, technische snufjes en goede verhaallijnen. Verder niet heel bijzonder of spectaculair, maar als je van de serie houdt, absoluut het lezen waard.
I agree with some other reviewers that it was slower than book #1, somewhat padded with info on his background that those who read Book 1 did not really need. Also, I didn't like him being trapped in one place for such a long time, and preferred the action saving a variety of people in Book 1. But it was still a good, fast-paced read and I look forward to #3.