Had promise, but does not deliver
The ideas brought up in this book are interesting, but the author does a poor job of expressing them without revealing his own (obvious) biases. There is so much that makes you wince while reading it, that it cannot be described as enjoyable.
First, the excessive anti-Americanism of the author is not only clear, but he is very juvenile about it. I imagine the subtitle could easily be "America SUX". Second, the amount of cultural references was too much to handle. As a Canadian from his generation, I was able to "get it", but good luck if you don't fit into that profile. I think good stories should stand on their own. Over the years this will become even more unreadable. Lastly, I felt no empathy or sympathy for the main characters. Right to the end I was hoping they would lose.
I could not reccomend this book to anyone, and I'm glad I did not waste money on it (it was a gift).
4 years ago