Laura S. (lwspotts) reviewed on 6/13/2008 + 5 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I am almost halfway through this book, and have some thoughts:

* I agree with the reviewer who said it starts slow. It does, but after section 1 it seems to pick up a little.
* The author seems to have some pretty extreme political & religious (or non-religious) views, and that is very evident in the fact that her characters are more or less one-dimensional caricatures.
* The writing is engaging enough that I will finish, though I have some pretty serious issues with the political & religious platforms the author advocates.

I'll see what I think at the end...

Ok, I'm finished with the book. I thought it was a compelling read, regardless of my personal disagreement with the political & religious slant. Nonetheless, I did conclude that the characters were mostly unlikeable...I really felt the author could have done a better job of fleshing out the characters. It seems a shame to have what could have been a really good book diminished because of one dimensional character development. Hopefully this author improves in that regard with any future books.

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