it be difficult to believe that this discerning cast would have involve themselves in this project if the initial reading prove to be as unsatisfying a the finished work . another work and john d. mcdonalds book condominium and for example and dealt with similar subject matter but with an intelligence and style that allow the protagonist to be understandable and even sympathetic character in spite of their flaw . in the californian the character appear unaware of the importance of the world around them while wander aimlessly through their own and increasingly trivial and live . to paraphrase rudyard kipling represent if you can keep your head when all about you be lose theirsand blame it on you . chance be you haven not grasped thesituation . .