Title: Weak, overrated, and pretentious
Product review: Ok, I was told that this book was great way back before Oprah recommend it. I picked it up for a long plane ride and while it held my interest, it ultimately was a disappointing book.The Author somehow mixed up the idea that a lengthy, convoluted plot meant 'epic'. What you get in this novel is relatively flat with characters each given a few identifying traits.I have a feeling the Author looked through the book he wrote and realized it was quite boring, then did his darndest to throw in some violence and sex to add some 'realism'. While I have no problem with adult content, it seemed kind of forced in the R rated, "we want to show some nudity for realism but lets be careful not to show *too* much" kind of way.Same with the violence. A few of the scenes were just weak shock attempts.Overall, this seems like the type of novel written by someone who has a lot more faith in themselves then they should have.
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