Once you put it down its hard to pick up.
584453
Hard to find something good to say about this novel.

Every character in the story, especially the hero, is unlikable and dim-witted. If you like lazy racial and gender stereotyping then you're in luck because that seems to be how the author determines the behavior of every person featured in the book. The plot is boring and predictable, yet at the same time completely unbelievable and inane. How this book got so many five star ratings is a mystery to me, because I've seen infinitely better books get far less.

I could go on, but why belabor the point? One star only because I couldn't give it zero.
1107938
Once you got to the point in the book that something happened it was a very good read but it took a while to get there.
112520
Takes some time to really get into the plot of it.  A very slow start, once you get into it though, it becomes hard to put down.
1285937
It was difficult to read in the beginning as I could not figure out what the author was trying to get me to understand.
As the story progressed it got better, but i found that i wanted to put it down a few times.
3151443
It was slow in parts, started off with gusto...and slowed way down... Took me a while to get through that slower part. But when it picked up, I could not put it back down! The suspense was killing me....  I'd recommend it to people who like that kind of thing. The scenery sure was nice too.
3502428
The story was hard to get into and the ending was a surprise,but it has a lot of lose ends in it.
2078006
I enjoyed the book but still had a hard time getting through it.  Great books capture me and I become obsessive and have a hard time putting them down.  Okay books I struggle through and put them down more then picking them up so it took some time to get through it.  The premise was great but in many areas seemed to drag on.  I was disappointed in the ending.  Seemed too abrupt for my liking although it does leave you wondering if there will be a sequel.  I do recommend if you are a leisurely reader.
2369445
Sometimes hard to keep focused as the plots go back and forth.
2354036
I think this is one of those books you need to read more than once. You have to read it to a certain point then put it down and work through some things. Then you can pick it up again and start on the next point.
1180962
Hard to get into at first but as the characters develop you can't put it down.
272443
It took a while to get into this book and several times I had to reread passages as it is so complicated. The way it is written as a dialogue to the main character 's recently dead wife seems very strange at first but actually makes sense at the end. It is not the kind of book that you can put down and pick up a few days later as you have to keep the train of thought going and relate each event to the previous ones and the background. The implications may seem far fetched to some people but stranger things have happened so it doesn't seem all that improbable. This book takes effort but is intriguing and worth it in the long run.
591632
I liked the story but some of it was hard to follow. I had to stop and pick I hIt was  up later..It was much better in the last third of the book.
2073074
This was really hard to get into after the initial beggining. It was good but then it got very boaring with too many "wordy" descriptions and too many "ands", not enough action, or inter-action. But....i can't ever seem to give up reading a book once i have srarted no matter how boaring unless its just a bad book. This was not a bad book. Anyway it did start getting a little more interesting. I finished it, the ending was better. It was a self reflective type of novel and had a good message.
1157983
The format of this book is a little hard to get used to. At first I thought this was a collection of unrelated short stories but it is stories about the same characters that jump from one time period to another.  As  soon as you figure this out you get drawn in to the characters and their  stories.  I'm really not sure I liked the characters or their actions( the  main character has three abortions seemingly using abortion as birth  control, she later has a child with some guy in a band who has no money and  she resorts to medication to make her baby stop crying.) but once you start  reading it's like a car wreck you can't stop looking at.  I found myself  anxious to get back to this book after I had put it down. I guess  ultimately I liked this book but was disgusted by some of the characters.  It's a good read if not a little unsettling.
3674646
At first I found I was losing interest, the first three chapters were so repetitive it was mind numbing but when yo finally get over that hurdle, it turns into a gripping and thought provoking read.
342640
This book is hard to read. The material and the realities it brings up will make your skin crawl and your arms itch to hold your little ones tight. Still, the characters are engaging and the story is compelling.
1749911
The edges are round and smooth making it difficult to pick-up.