Review: Thin: Don't spend the time.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
I read this book primarily on the basis of the number of stars it received, its description and upon the "most critical review". When I finished it, I went back and read some of the reviews. I was surprised to see that several of the reviewers on both sides had reviewed a number of other books (more than me I might add!). So I had to wonder why was it that I thought the book was so mediocre that I couldn't give it more than two stars? I mean, this book was at best at a High School level of writing!Any time I can put a whole book inside my head by skim reading over 70% of it is what I consider to be at best a waste of time. This book fits that genre.I read a lot and my measure of whether a book was a good read is based on two criteria: first, was the book written well enough to finish, and second, was it worth the time to write a review? I admit, I failed on both counts with this book. As I say, I skimmed it to the end hoping for a hook, or twist, to surprise me into thinking it really was a worthwhile read. It never delivered. And second, I failed because here I am writing this review. So why am I doing it? Because, in my humble opinion, if you happen to read this review prior to reading The Card Counter, save your time, the read simply isn't worth it.