Review: Decent story buried in banality
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2013
This book contains a likable main character, Adam, who has psychic powers and talents.He helps the police find a kidnapped girl. He won a couple of major lottery prizes so he can not worry about grubbing for a living.There were apparently more adventures to come but I gave up about 35% into the book.Dialog is not very good - the characters often preach to each other.The level of inconsequential details is overwhelming - that is why I gave up on the book.For example, Adam is at the hospital with his sister and their dying mother. There is a discussion on why they should get their coffee from the cafeteria rather than the machine. Why is that even an issue? How does that help the story in any way?A discussion on which car rental company to get him a car? How does that help the story? Why is it even in there?And on and on and on and on and on...... One banal and inconsequential detail after another.One area of the book that was brushed over could have been expanded. That is his one year sojourn in Mexico. In a year he had no call on his psychic talents?Conclusion: Very uneven - horrid lack of editing - drowned in banality.Pass