i read this at the recommendation of a friend...it is outside of my normal zone of books and i always appreciate when people give me recommendation for books out side of my zone...having said that i doubt i would have picked this up on my own and even if i had i doubt i would have finished it...it didn't grab me and i struggled...i also had issues with the flow of the book and there is a blaring error that caused me to yell out loud to my living room...i know others have connected to this book and for them i hope they found comfort...i did not