2008-01-29 is it me or....

This is the first novel I have read by this author. Or rather this is the first novel I have tried to read by this author; I just gave up halfway through. It is disjointed, at times incomprehensible and just downright irritating. I noted that it is the author's last novel and to me it seemed like a rough first draft needing some serious editing, revision and another 70 or so pages to link together the different episodes, give context to them and give them some credibility.
My understanding is that the author has a good reputation and I expected a reasonably good read. I was very disappointed and it will make me reluctant to try another of his books which may be my loss. I suspect he has been ill served by his publishers on this occasion. If he had been a new author I cannot believe that they would have published this book. With that in mind I may try again with one of his other books.