My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The book was compelling, an interesting study not only in the nature of human relationships, but the impact of hope, despair, and tragedy on those relationships. While the book is an easy read, at times it gets a bogged down at the end, with too many descriptions of places that don't seem to move the book forward very well. In the end, what I think a reader takes from the book is how tragic and genuinely heartbreaking the story is. Can't help but feel down and a bit depressed when thinking of the story and the fate of the characters.
At times, the writing and the story reminded me of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road." While not nearly as intense as that novel, it carries the same tragic depressed tone throughout, one of hopelessness, despair, the vanishing of hope. Worth a read, but know that it will be a tad depressing.
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