I wanted to like this one SO MUCH, but ultimately gave up about a third of the way through.
I loved the cover and the blurb was highly intriguing. The writing is good, with strong and clear descriptions of each character. The premise is fascinating. But somehow I just couldn't find myself caring very much about David or his predicament(s). And that "s" may very well be where I got lost in this one... There just seemed to be so much going on at all times - it wasn't that the story lines were hard to follow (they were not, as I said, the writing is good) just that there were so many that it was tough to keep generating fresh sympathy/righteous indignation/concern with every new crisis or drama. Ultimately I felt overpowered and found myself listlessly flipping in search of the next problem, and that's when I decided this just wasn't the book for me (or at least not for me right now)...
I loved the cover and the blurb was highly intriguing. The writing is good, with strong and clear descriptions of each character. The premise is fascinating. But somehow I just couldn't find myself caring very much about David or his predicament(s). And that "s" may very well be where I got lost in this one... There just seemed to be so much going on at all times - it wasn't that the story lines were hard to follow (they were not, as I said, the writing is good) just that there were so many that it was tough to keep generating fresh sympathy/righteous indignation/concern with every new crisis or drama. Ultimately I felt overpowered and found myself listlessly flipping in search of the next problem, and that's when I decided this just wasn't the book for me (or at least not for me right now)...