I read this book when I was out of the country, and if I had had another book available, I would have stopped reading Ant Proof Case. It's a fantasy that tries to be realistic, and that is a doomed effort. There are better books to read if you want World War 2 pilot stories, or bank robbery stories, or stories of making love to Brazilian women. I just couldn't accept a story where this guy can do whatever he wants. He walks up to a beautiful bank teller he has never met, 30 years his junior, says he loves her, and she agrees to marry him right away. Also, the thing about hating coffee is just so dumb. I kept thinking, 'ok this is dumb, but it won't play a big part in the story.' But it does. It just keeps coming up and coming up and never makes any sense. The only good thing I can say about this book is that the robbery caper part of the story kept me somewhat interested. Otherwise, what a waste of 500 pages.