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Review title: Goodbye, Goodnight; nice cover, poor writing
Product review: Am I crazy? I bought this book because of the glowing reviews quoted on the cover, and because of the groovy cover (I buy wine for its label, too, alas), but I found the writing amateurish and disjointed. The author seemed to enjoy superficial, ever-changing psychological insights into his characters - these facets seemed unrelated and often pointless. That, along with obvious gimmicks (parenthetical statements, overdone/overwrought/unrelated painting of emotional nuances - witness the skinny-dipping invitation, the slimy remark in the bar, etc., etc.) made me wonder if I was missing something. Could all those critics be wrong? I kept reading and, although the writing improved somewhat toward the end, the whole book left me asking "Why did I read that, again?" Who was the main character, and what kind of person was he or she? The transformations were pointless, arbitrary, and rang false. Read Poisonwood Bible, or maybe The Stone Diaries; save your money.
