Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)This book is an enjoyable and fast read, but you may find yourself thinking about larger issues as you read it and for a while after.
Coomer touches on some very big topics, but never addresses them directly:
* Man's search for meaning
* The comfort of religion
* The inevitability of death
* How relationships salve wounds
* The role of chance
All of these issues come up indirectly, and are dealt with by the characters in their lives. However the book manages to explore these issues without preaching, and in the end leaves it to the reader to decide what is important.
The book only rated four stars with me for a couple reasons: one, the characters are an odd mix of cluelessness and wisdom. At times I found glaringly out-of-character wisdom and philosophy coming out of their mouths. Two, the book reminded me of "The Shipping News" in that the main characters seem so lost, so unaware, so lacking in goals and direction that at times I wanted to slap them.
But it was an enjoyable ride with memorable characterizations, and I look forward to reading some of Coomer's other interesting-sounding titles.
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