Review: Footnotes read better then the book itself
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2012
From a plot standpoint, I really enjoyed the story.  However, either the formatting on my kindle version or the editing was way out of whack.  Perhaps it was an attempt to be "literary" or to convey a sense of rapid conversation, but the lack of punctuation was by turns confusing and annoying.  I have to think that it was one of those 2 excuses vs. very poor editing because the footnotes did not read that way.  There was a major fail in the footnotes though when Cale's mother is suddenly referred to as Maude for several pages right in the middle.The story itself was an interesting journey with a man who seemed to lose all that he might have had due to the "demon" that drove him.  Ahmed was a great thoughtful and thought provoking character who really pulled the whole story together.  The way the story ended, on 9/11 in an airport was an awesome wrap where Cale suddenly begins to think beyond himself.  Marcia seemed a bit dim, but as the story was told from Cale's PoV her character became clearer in the footnotes.I enjoyed the story itself, but I did not always enjoy the reading of it.  I guess it is just personal preference to want a great story to triumph over the need to be "literary."