Title: Not nearly as good
Product review: as his other three. The appeal of this novel relies on a kind of stylized notalgia for the early 80's. But the characters are not likable for the most part. Even the main character has not much depth, and it's a constant irritant throughout that he is narrating parts of the story that he could not know about. The book wants to build the narrrative around the main character's internal reaction to events-- but this guy swings back and forth between extreme terror, and extreme smugness at about 100 mph, it's hard to even keep up with the emotional continuity. However, I did look forward to reading it a bit each night, because the story was engaging and I wanted to know how it camme out. I will certainly continue to buy more from David Liss, based on past performance.
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