Review: No thanks.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2013
I'll preface this and say that I didn't finish this book. I wanted too, but when I downloaded other books that were a much better read, this one just fell to the side. I got about 40 percent in before throwing in the towel. It started slow and it didn't really pick up either. The first chapter was confusing and I really didn't know what I was reading for a while. As I continued reading, I just found the character of Z completely unlikable. I am all about the anti-hero. But Z, there's nothing really redeeming about him. I just couldn't get into his character. Maybe there's a huge turn around at the end that I didn't see but I don't think I want to read to find out. Am I supposed to find the racism and misogyny funny or ironic? Because I didn't. Reading Z's thoughts about racial stereotypes and his girlfriend (who also wasn't that great of a character) made me want to bang my head against a wall.Aside from Z being an extremly lack luster and really not appealing protagonist, the mystery/plot was so slow going, I couldn't even stick around for that. It did seem interesting and I really wanted to see how all the seemingly different pieces tied together, but it felt like it was just taking FOREVER to get there. How many times do we have to hear about Z's obsessive and boring routines?Maybe one day I'll pick back up where I left off and finish it, but I doubt it. I can't get over the pacing and the casual racism and sexism. Not for me.