Rhonda P. (missymagpiesmom) reviewed on 2/24/2012 + 4 more book reviews

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I was pleasantly surprised how into this book I got. I don't know if pleasant is exactly the right word though, because this book set me on edge. I ended up reading it in 3 days. Couldn't put it down. I spent the first half of the book waiting for the main character to come unglued and go "postal" on someone. I spent the 2nd half of the book having a great deal of sympathy for him instead. Through my reading from page 1, it's very hard to either hate or really like this guy--he's so "anal" in his activities that he seems without personality--but be/c of the lack of personality you can't really hate him either, he's not exactly a bad person. If you read the back cover of the book you might get a clue about how the book will end up but I didn't think too hard about it and so when the end came I wasn't exactly surprised but I WAS impressed with how the author handled the subject. It seems to be obvious what sort of statement he is trying to make about the current political situation, but at the same time, he uses our main character to show how people trying to do the "right" things can be led astray.

There's a lot more I could say about this book, but I don't want to give too much away, but suffice it to say I was very, very impressed, for lack of a better word, and I really valued its originality.

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