raconteur reviewed on 10/1/2010 + 168 more book reviews

This book was a little like Paulo Coelho. Although, he is the better writer.

I found this book a bit horrifying in certain places. Mainly, I found the main character horrifying. First, she calls everyone whom she does not understand "stupid" or "crazy." I really dislike that type of ignorance. There is no need to call something stupid if one doesn't understand it.

Yet, the main character is the one who DRUGS a man in order to get him to have sex with her, and almost KILLS him. To me, that is just nonredeemable. I am pretty horrified by this because, as a feminist, I don't want a world where women start drugging men for sex. I want a world where people respect one another enough to never drug anyone.

I thought the main character had some severe psychological problems, which go untreated and unnoticed. She ruined the whole book for me. The book had the potential to be good, if only the main character was portrayed in a more intelligent/rational/likable way.

I did like the facts and tidbits the author put in about flowers and plants. I also liked all the other characters. It's just hard to enjoy a book where you don't like the main character.

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