This is a good book for armchair philosophers. The most fascinating thing about the book is that, though it's set in Peru nearly 300 years ago, it is so good at depicting what makes people "tick" and how people change that I think most people would recognize they know someone like at least one main character in the book. The action is not fast because it is a reflective book. Enjoy Wilder's art as an author of subtly making fine points to render his characters.
