2008-05-06 Enjoyable

I will admit that I found this book utterly compelling and difficult to put down. Despite the fact that I had a presentation to prepare for today I still sat up until 4am to finish the book. I feel perhaps a little mean giving it only three stars because I was truly gripped by the plot.

The reason I gave it a kind of low rating is because it is very much a crime thriller genre type novel. I personally find with these types of books you are gripped by the ducking and diving plot twists and character surprises etc. However, I will qualify that with the fact that you don't really tend to take much away from the experience. I cannot say that this book is memorable in many ways despite the fact that I found it immensely enjoyable to read. It's a very strange paradox.

On another note, I found the main protagonist a bit of a ball busting arrogant twit at times. Although other reviewers have praised his character, I found his come backs and quips at times hard to identify with and this made him quite unlikeable. That being said, as a lawyer myself I found his quest for 'justice!' very refreshing given the complacent legal attitudes I come across in real life!

Overall, a good solid read, just don't expect to come away with too much.