What I'm Reading at the Moment
I'm not going to tell you the name of the book or the author because I'm going to be critical--something I seldom write about a book. Usually if I don't like a book, I won't do a review. If I've received the book from the publisher, I'll send a polite email saying that it wasn't my kind of book. Because the book I'm reading now is by a well-known and best selling author I am rather surprised by what I'm going to tell you about it. One of the things that bothers me a lot is there are so many characters--characters that the author has taken pages and pages to tell about in complete back-story form, mostly narrative. Yes, they all have a place in the plot, which brings me to the plot. For me, the plot itself is far too complicated and convoluted. Obviously others must like the way the author goes about telling his stories as this is a popular series. But reading this is almost like a chore. I want to finish to see what will ultimately happen in t...