Review: First half was interesting, then got too heavy-handed with religious symbolism for my taste
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2013
I downloaded this book when it was offered for free.  I had thought it was a fantasy book (as that was the category it was in on Amazon).  The beginning of the book, where Iliff was in prison, was interesting as was his interaction with the lady who helped him once he got out of the prison. This really held my interest.  However, as it progressed, the book isn't so much a fantasy book as a story about Iliff trying to stay on the right path to see "the sun".  I gave up about 50% into the book.  The story gets more and more heavy-handed with religious symbolism (the Sun is meant to be God, you must stay on the path to find God, Greed distracts you from trying to find God, etc.).  I'm not an overly religious person and it started to grate on my nerves.  So, if you are looking for a fantasy book, it is unlikely that you will like this book.  If you want a book about people making choices to stay on a rightous path, then you may like this book.  Note that I did skip to the end to see if there was anything about Iliff finding the sun, but this book ends on a cliffhanger.  So, if you do start the book, you'll likely have to buy sequels to see if Iliff "reaches the sun".