Review: Brilliantly woven temporal tapestry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2013
I've read a lot of books that jump around time-wise. This book literally dances on the timeline, and it's so beautifully done! You never have trouble figuring out where in the storyline you are, and you are constantly linking up threads to come up with a really intricately woven story at the end -- like fitting together pieces of a puzzle. And a brilliant job of hiding where you're going 'til you actually get there! I had hoped of course (with all my heart) for an ending very similar to what it actually was, but I literally had no idea if I was going to be happy or heartbroken until I got very close to the end. Not everything comes right in the end, and I won't say anything specific, but I'm very happy with the ending. The book is a beautiful lesson in figuring out who you are, defining your "core principles" and learning to accept yourself.Quite a lot of this book really hit very close to home for me... sometimes dead-on, in fact (no, I won't say which parts)...and there was a BOATLOAD of take-home messages for me; so much so, in fact, that part of me almost thinks it should be cross-referenced in the self-help section. And if any single part of this book is actually autobiographical, this guy deserves one big, huge, gigantic hug!Definitely looking forward to more from this author!!One question though: Is it just my impression or is EVERYONE in Ireland (and the UK for that matter) endowed with the ability to remain relatively sane, normal and functioning while consuming quantities of alcohol that would make a woolly mammoth face-plant in the tar pits?