Review: Some good, some bad...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2013
I had a hard time with this book.... I like LA's books, and mostly I liked this one.The good parts:The writing is good, the characters well developed with lots of depth. The research was good, it's obvious LA has lived in Okinawa. The plot was good.The bad parts:WAAAAY to much detail about the military and Okinawa. I skipped through lots of descriptions of the island, and all of the abbreviations of military names drove me nuts. It also felt very negative to me, about the military life. All I learned is that everyone is divorced and cheats on their spouses and drinks. I'm sure all of those things are true, but hopefully not to the extent that this book implies.So.... hard to rate. I went high, I really didn't dislike it, but just didn't love it.