Mark H. (recyclist1954) - , reviewed on 9/10/2010 + 33 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

There is one flaw in this book: It is too much like real life. Things happen in this well-written book, but in the end, little or nothing is resolved. Which is why it is too much like real life. The characters make decisions, learn secrets, try to right wrongs, but, in truth, they are bound to the customs and proprieties of their world, their lives, and they are unable and unwilling to break the rules, upset things, question right and wrong, seek justice, insist on love. They are, to put it finely, hide bound to continue the status quo, for the most part. So while the book itself is remarkably well written, the conclusion left me wanting something more dramatic, something less like my real life. I wanted the main character to choose the woman he loves and to make a statement by insisting on bringing all of the villains to justice. But that's not what happens in real life, is it?

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