Memoria

Rating:
Summary: Wow!
Review: I bought this book on a lark. I usually don't read this kind of book. I thought the story was really creative and different than anything I've ever read before. I felt SO bad for the Job character...I wont ruin it but I wanted to cry every time his parts of the story came up.

Oh, and the ending is really awesome too. The horror and science fiction books that I have read are sometimes good for the first half and then have an ending that seems to come out of nowhere. Memoria ends with a great climax and the entire story is gripping.

Rating:
Summary: Wow!
Review: I bought this book on a lark. I usually don't read this kind of book. I thought the story was really creative and different than anything I've ever read before. I felt SO bad for the Job character...I wont ruin it but I wanted to cry every time his parts of the story came up.

Oh, and the ending is really awesome too. The horror and science fiction books that I have read are sometimes good for the first half and then have an ending that seems to come out of nowhere. Memoria ends with a great climax and the entire story is gripping.

Rating:
Summary: Hoping For More
Review: I heard the tagline: What if you were trapped with your worst memories while your body continued without you on Earth and I expected a psychological thriller with supernatural overtones. What I got was a page turner that lacked substance. Many things were hinted at, but glossed over when more detail would've enriched the story. The characters were all angry, and bitter, moving from apathetic to rageful to plain mean, and were never fleshed out into people the reader can care about.

The concept is fascinating, but never really explored except briefly through a mad scientist searching for the soul. There are passages that hint of a deeper meaning, but they're never developed and that left me disappointed.

This could've been a great novel if more time had been put into developing the characters and the premise. As it is, the pace is fast and the story moves quickly. All in all an okay read, but I had hoped for more.

Rating:
Summary: Memoria-- Oh my!!!
Review: I loved it! It was so original. To think that someone could fool around with your brain. It was a bit creepy, but if you love creepy read it.

Rating:
Summary: Haunting
Review: Memoria, a dazzling debut novel by Adam Pepper, heralds the arrival of one of the great new voices in horror fiction. Creepy, sexy and just this side of insane, Memoria delves into the madness of Dr. Osias, a troubled genius obsessed with carrying on his father's life's work: discovering the key to utilizing 100% of the brain's potential. With the aid of unwitting test subjects, the mad doctor teaches them how to heal illnesses and even grow back severed fingers. But perhaps man was not meant to explore the full reaches of the mind. Dr. Osias's past success opened the doorway to Memoria, a land of imprisoned dreams and memories. Desiree, the seductress of Memoria, leaches men's minds of their essence like a vampire from a wet dream. In a fortress of a lab surrounded by a strong band of holy rollers out to stop him, Dr. Osias carries out his experiments, seeking the power wielded by Desiree.
Adam Pepper's prose grabs the reader by the throat and takes you on a ride through the nightmare called Memoria. Not since the early work of Clive Barker have we seen the battle of the human id crafted so deftly

Rating:
Summary: An intensely memorable read
Review: Pure slasher fun, in the grooviest sense of the word. Had a great time reading Memoria. It's a fast-pace thrill ride that doesn't pull any punches. Osias is as wickedly clever a character as Herbert West, Reanimator. Kudos to Mr. Pepper for such a fun read. Looking forward to more.