This book was sort of a slog to get through. It was full of intelligent writing that I would be happy to spend more time with if I felt more compelled by the story and characters. It is rare for me to read a book where I dislike every single one of the characters. A few good side characters appeared but they were quickly left in the dust.
This book was quite long – perhaps because it is coming back to back with another long (but more pleasurable) novel it came off quite exhausting to read. I felt like there were a lot of things that seemed unnecessary to the story.
A lot of the events in this book relate to history in Asia, specifically between Japan and Korea, and since I live right in the middle of it I had expected to be more interested. Maybe people unfamiliar with this chapter in their history might get more out of the story. I could see what was coming and so for me it was just a matter of waiting to get there.
Next I am reading Humor, Seriously by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas.
