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My other issue is with the structure of the story. I feel like about halfway through it turned down an entirely different path than what I expected. Which isn't necessarily a problem, but in this case I'm not sure if I found the diversion to have any payoff. Therefore what was the purpose of the diversion? Instead I just kept asking myself, when do we get back to the good stuff? And eventually we did, but in between there was a large problem section that I don't think contributed to the story significantly enough to warrant the inclusion of that portion.

Still, there is some wonderful good stuff in the book, and there were sections that really rolled along with a great tone and rhythm. I've had a hard time deciding between three and four stars. I'd probably go with 3.5 if that was an available choice.]]>