Too many words, takes a long time to get to the point, you could read the last couple chapters and get 90% of the book. He takes whole chapters to tell something he could have said in one small paragraph. I have read many of his books and I am a real fan of his but this one is not done very well. The idea/theme of the book is pretty good, it is kind of a bible story, thought provoking, with a moral lesson, like most of his books. If you really like to read and like the author, try it, but you probably will be tempted to give up on it.