I\u2019d heard great things about this book and the series that it starts, but maybe because of these high expectations I ended up disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It could be because it starts in an unusual way, introducing a bunch of characters that we don\u2019t meet again (at least in this book) and then starts us off on a hero\u2019s journey. The book is filled with strange visions – things that you take as real are not – and it sort of backs into the information you need to build the world in your mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe this vision thing was a product of when this book was written – the 1970\u2019s. Our hero spends most of the book moping about and wishing he could go home to do pig farming. We get it – you\u2019ve been caught up by destiny – let\u2019s move on. There are twists in the story but without the understanding or background that everyone else seems to have they made little impact on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the great reviews I think I\u2019ll pass on the rest of the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am reading Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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