I started out enjoying the novel, but about midway through started having "What the ----" moments.  For me, there were too many "disconnects" that never got resolved.  For example, our hero is driving, seemingly lost, on a lonely stretch of not-on-the-map road to get to his childhood home-town when he encounters a scary old black man who seems to look into his soul.  Still lost, he resumes his journey and then suddenly arrives at his destination.  What the ----!!  Then there's the magic rattle he's given by the old man that gets mentioned a few more times, but ultimately amounts to nothing.  There's the waitress at the only diner in the small town that he gets involved with, and I begin to think she's going to play a key roll, then she simply leaves town.  The are several other starts that not only lead nowhere, they simply get dropped.  Finally the ending.  I kept punching the next page button on the Kindle, but that was indeed the end.  With so many high reviews, I musta missed something.
I started out enjoying the novel, but about midway through started having "What the ----" moments. For me, there were too many "disconnects" that never got resolved. For example, our hero is driving, seemingly lost, on a lonely stretch of not-on-the-map road to get to his childhood home-town when he encounters a scary old black man who seems to look into his soul. Still lost, he resumes his journey and then suddenly arrives at his destination. What the ----!! Then there's the magic rattle he's given by the old man that gets mentioned a few more times, but ultimately amounts to nothing. There's the waitress at the only diner in the small town that he gets involved with, and I begin to think she's going to play a key roll, then she simply leaves town. The are several other starts that not only lead nowhere, they simply get dropped. Finally the ending. I kept punching the next page button on the Kindle, but that was indeed the end. With so many high reviews, I musta missed something.