I really wanted to like this book. A good friend of mine suggested it to me and had nothing but nice things to say. I tried and tried. I find the protagonist to be a crappy person. Well beyond crappy and I just don't care about how awful his life is and what stupid thing he will do next. I give him points for doing some good things, but even there he always seems to make it worse.
I ended up reading it at a pace of about two pages a time, forcing myself to read it all. It took months and in the mean time I probably started and completed 100 books that I liked a lot more. The things we do for friends.
Triggers: Elder abuse. Elder neglect. Death of a major character. Shooting of a major character. Robbery.
The bottom line is that apparently I missed the point of this book entirely
I rated it two stars which means -- I don't like it, but others might.
I like the author a lot, read his other writings, The year of Ice was a much better book.
I ended up reading it at a pace of about two pages a time, forcing myself to read it all. It took months and in the mean time I probably started and completed 100 books that I liked a lot more. The things we do for friends.
Triggers: Elder abuse. Elder neglect. Death of a major character. Shooting of a major character. Robbery.
The bottom line is that apparently I missed the point of this book entirely
I rated it two stars which means -- I don't like it, but others might.
I like the author a lot, read his other writings, The year of Ice was a much better book.
