I have been very interested in reading the reviews of this book. It seems that everyone who reads it has an opinion!I thought this was an excellent book. It appears to meld two genre - a thoughtful, introspective review of life by the main character, and a mystery novel. I enjoyed it very much - from the character development to the direct writing style of the author. It IS long - but I appreciated that, and feel that it's one of those books that could be even longer!I recommend this to anyone sick of the formula writing of so many books today - be prepared to sink into the book and spend time.