Review: 3.5 stars, interesting world bulding, half disappointing resolution
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2010
3.5 stars.I wanted to like this book more, but I'm a bit disappointed by the way it ends.What I liked:* Will, the human protagonist. I really cared and ached for him. The story of his abuse by his partners made me hurt so much, especially because Will is a caring, witty and lovely man. He also seems pretty honest to himself. There is a point in the middle of the book where he compares being hurt physically and being hurt emotionally and I really had to stop reading for a while, the emotion was so deep it seemed impossible for me to recover.I liked the slices we get of his job as a radio host. I would have liked to see something more, the phone callings he got were interesting.What I didn't like:* Will and Cobalt had each their set of problems. While Cobalt's resolution was completely satisfying, Will's resolution was perplexing to say the least, both regarding what leads to it and what the real consequences are. It sounded improbable.* In comparison to Will, Cobalt's character is more superficial, one-dimensional. On the other hand I felt that one of the secondary characters, Uriskel, with his bad reputation and dangerous mission, was far more interesting and I think I would appreciate him even more when I'll re-read the book. It's one of those characters that strips themselves page after page until you get to the core.I wish the half star would show!