Started Strong and Then It Just Died in It's Tracks
I'm two thirds through this book and I don't know if I have the desire to finish. The book started strong and for a few hundred pages I was enthralled. There were a few oddities like the strange narrative device used at the beginning and then dropped. But the sweeping detail and interesting characters kept me avidly turning the pages.But now, about 2/3 done or more, the book has simply lost it's way. A major character was killed off for no apparent reason (in a book that features a smallish cast of characters). The plot has taken a totally unbelievable turn and the narrative seems to juts be sitting there with nothing to say.Very disappointing to say the least. Don't know if I can summon up the desire to finish, especially since so many readers feel cheated by the ending. The author of this book got the build-up right but he just can't seem to follow through on any of the interesting early material.