The book is receiving an unprecendented amount of buzz -- the author treated with a reverence that just isn't deserved yet -- so it's impossible not to comment on it. The author hasn't sold any books yet! Readers haven't responded en masse positively! Instead we get a massive corporate pr campaign.
I read a borrowed copy (thank goodness I didn't buy it) and have to agree with this reviewer. This book really doesn't have a story arc. It reads like a bunch of passages compiled over the 10 years the author spent writing this - with occasional good paragraphs buried within. Though everyone wants to read a great novel alas, this one is not that novel. And this review seems to highlight why the book just doesn't work.
The book is receiving an unprecendented amount of buzz -- the author treated with a reverence that just isn't deserved yet -- so it's impossible not to comment on it. The author hasn't sold any books yet! Readers haven't responded en masse positively! Instead we get a massive corporate pr campaign.
I read a borrowed copy (thank goodness I didn't buy it) and have to agree with this reviewer. This book really doesn't have a story arc. It reads like a bunch of passages compiled over the 10 years the author spent writing this - with occasional good paragraphs buried within. Though everyone wants to read a great novel alas, this one is not that novel. And this review seems to highlight why the book just doesn't work.