*****Some spoilers******I remember working at Borders and this book coming out in paperback. We had to sell a certain amount of them every week and it was the easiest book to sell. It was already so popular overseas. Men and women alike were drawn to the book. I don't know if it was because of what they heard, or if it was the title or the bright neon yellow cover. I usually don't like reading things just because they are popular, but then I also had a great deal of people recommend it so I dived in.
"Just get through the first part of the book," they told me. "And you will get hooked." Well the first part of it was completely boring, so they were right...to an extent. It did get better for me after the first two chapters. Usually people shy away if the beginning doesn't grip you, but since I've made this goal for myself, I have trudged through several books so far that I just didn't like and I really really really wanted to put down.
After getting through the whole book (and I do mean getting through it) I placed this book in my bookcase all disappointed that I bought it. The book was pretty decent, I do have to say, but the content of the book is what bothered me. Was it just me, or did the main character sleep with ever important woman character in this book? Me being just a small bit feminist found this quite disgusting. It's not like that in real life. I know, I know, books aren't real life and whatever, but sometimes part of the story just doesn't seem real in it's own world. Women and men really shouldn't just go around sleeping with everyone, I mean it's not realistic that someone could get everyone around them.
I'm also a person that when I read a book I become the characters. That's why I hate reading sad books because all the "depressing" and "horrible" stuff happens to me. Watching movies are different for me, I can place myself out of the story mostly because I can see what the director wants me to see, but in books I can choose to make each world the way I want it to be. Frankly, I just can't help putting myself in these characters. I can be someone I'm not for a couple of hours. So, yeah, this book had a lot of rape and bad things throughout the book. I wasn't too happy about that.
For granted, the book did hold my attention and was exciting at times, but there was too much stuff eating at me throughout, so that's the reason why I didn't like it. Although, I can see why it's popular because all of the mystery, and why people like it. I don't judge. I think it's completely okay to disagree. 3 stars
