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Review title: Unsubtle attempted satire
Product review: I bought this on the basis of the fact that it came recommended by Neil Gaiman, whose taste is normally impeccable. When the book arrived, I cracked it open, hoping for a clever, funny read in the vein of Mr. Gaiman. What I got instead was a heavy-handed missive about homelessness. Now, I'm not saying homelessness isn't a problem that needs to be talked about and exposed. It is. I just don't appreciate opening a book sold as an urban-fantasy-adventure-with-moral-lessons and getting a lecture on homelessness with all the subtlety of a bag of bricks. I understand the author's point - he intended to write a satire, a novel in which our attitudes towards the homeless (viewed through the lens of our reaction to the transient fairies) are examined and challenged. The problem is, satire requires great subtlety, and as stated, Millar just doesn't display any here. Even the "twist romance" is, well, definitely not a twist from the start. I'm disappointed.
