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The premise of the book is fascinating and as the plot unfolded it became catching. Sort of. And you would think that combined with Gruber's uniquely detailed, wry and intelligent writing you're in for a very entertaining and thrilling ride. But it didn't pan out.

There was something missing throughout most of the book and it was unable to hold my attention. More often than not everything (plot, writing, characters, etc.) came across as dry and long-winded and I had difficulty staying with the book. Not until the last quarter (if that much) of the book was I finally absorbed.

It's sad that a book that shoud have had so much going for it just ended up being "okay." And that's all I can really say about it. I guess a mediocre book gets a short and mediocre review.