Review: different but good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2014
Definitely not a book to "breeze through". The writing style of the author takes a bit of time to get used to. I constantly had the feeling of being in the past, like how it is when you read a newspaper article. I had to push my mind to create the space for the past. This could be annoying, but I found it interesting. The constant pull of "what had been" rubbing up against what is "now" in the story. It was a slow movement from the beginning toward the end, one worth waiting for if you are a patient reader. I found myself sighing in... agony? Frustration? Not sure which one. Just sometimes just want to yell at and shake some people, as I wanted to do with the narrator. In all, definitely worth the read if you like a patient read. If you are looking for the slick, fast pace of a U.S.-style courtroom drama, this will probably not suffice.