Review: A certain Sameness
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2014
The same basic conflict, the same unconvincing antagonists - just how that many psychopaths and fools can exist let alone act as a unified force is beyond me - The same basic scenes, even the same thoughts for the principal characters...there's a certain sameness about this book when compared to the first. Nothing much is new, so I struggled more than ever to ignore the technical weaknesses that got in the way, the most glaring being the idealization of the protagonist, the author's heavy hand with helpful coincidences, and his reliance on Deux ex machina.A 3.5 again, closer to 3 this time as I had to struggle a little bit to stay interested. Once I changed my mindset and decided to give up on expecting too much from this book, and read it only superficially, I was able to enjoy it more. If you can turn off your inner critic, the book is enjoyable, otherwise, move on.