as a humongous fan of RA Wilson, felt sure that the book would be great. it was harder to get through than the celestine prophecy, and about as poorly written. if the celestine prophecy and dan brown books are your idea of fun/interesting/challenging reading, then this is for you. i however, couldn't take it seriously and decided to sell it by the time i got to page 113. can't say i didn't try.i found the storyline unsophisticated, the characters uni-dimensional and/or obviously representative, and sometimes even downright offensive or unbelievable, especially when they had a non-american culture attached to them. i feel as though this writer should take a few more novel writing classes, learn how to make a book that doesn't feel like a home movie being passed off as a blockbuster.