Review: Interesting, Good Message, Flat Ending
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2009
Actually I purchased this by mistake. I was looking at novels by Murakami Haruki and this one was in the "other books" section. All of the Murakami books are not available on Kindle for me in my area (Asia) which was disappointing. This one was, and as I thought it was Murakami (a fantastic Japanese contemporary author, by the way) I snapped it up. It was only when I was almost at the checkout that I realized the author was not Murakami. But I went forward and purchaed it anyway, to see what it was like, and also because I needed another book for my commuting to and from work.This book had an interesting concept, and the way it was written was interesting. I didn't really like the whiney main character but the fact that the author could evoke "dislike for a character" in me makes for good writing.The message in the story was good, and I subscribe to it whole heartedly.The ending was flat, as if the author ran out of time and just whipped out something to get the book in under the wire. I think it could have ended differently, and been a much better book.I'm glad I downloaded this book because it saved me a few dollars from a hard copy, and for three stars, the paperback price would have caused me to downgrade to two stars.