Review: You want to stop reading, but you can't
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2012
After an initial foray into a memory of what happened to an ancient Chinese Master, the story settles in to its narrative drive.  The character of Zach is a guy that most guys would like to be, warts an all.  His defiance of authority and the skill set he has to make it stick are very rewarding elements in this tale, but as the inevitable conclusion draws near, you begin to realize that there is nothing he can do to save the particular situation he is in, and the outcome is about as heartbreaking as anything can be.  Once again, Kucan places you in his world with vivid imagery and razor sharp emotional clarity.  He is a remarkably acute story weaver, but this by no means an "easy read".