i picked up a few books for the flight back from london. sadly, this was one of them. i read thought gang when it came out and loved it. when i saw this i figured it looked half-ok.

this book is too long and pretentious. the lead character is beyond annoying. and if i hadn't read the blurb on the back i would have missed the bit that explained the ridiculous setup that the whole book is based around.

i'm not sure if this book had potential and fischer just fucked it up, or if the book was hopeless from the outset.

there are some great moments, but too few to recommend reading the whole book for. i seriously considered putting it down, and i loathe to do that to a book.