I have seen this book on all kinds of best books of 2010 lists, and it was finally in at the library and so I checked it out. It is a big honker - 766 pages and all kinds of heavy. I was drawn in immediately, and then after about 200 pages one books stops and a totally different book starts. It was a jarring transition to say the least and I found myself almost giving up on it. So I thought I would check out some of the reviews on Amazon to see if I should carry on.
Now this is often a bad plan. I have ruined so many books for myself by doing this, but in this case I just angered myself. I didn't read any spoilers and the reviews are pretty split down the middle between people who love it and people who hate it. Instead I found out that this is just book one in a planned trilogy. A PLANNED trilogy, meaning the rest of the story doesn't even exist yet! I am fine with authors writing a series of books with reoccurring characters. I look forward to some but each story is it's own and complete and it is left up to me to return or not, but this trilogy business is getting on my nerves! Everyone has to write them now, mostly so they can also write three movies. It is all about business instead of the characters and the story.
Back to the book. I liked it. It was entertaining. A rip off of The Stand and The Road. But it feels a bit more like a thorn in my side than an enjoyable experience.
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