Title: Too much doesn't lead you anywhere
Product review: I got this book mostly because it was labeled as the New York Times notable book, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment. Though everything started out lively, with a fun mix of fiction and historical setting, it didn't last long. About 1/3 of the way I started skipping paragraphs and even pages. The author tends to give a lot of unnecessary details about things and people completely irrelevant to the plot, and it gives the book a monotonous, boring feel. The plot was a see-through, and most of the times you could guess the next "culmination" before it even happened. To finish it all of, the book gives no real closure to the whole story line, instead going into pseudo philosophical conclusion. All in all, a huge letdown.
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