I am always pleasantly surprised when a heavily hyped book lives up to my expectations. When I'm disappointed, I often wonder what's wrong with me--what am I not seeing? With this book, there was never any doubt about missing something; I don't like it when an author puts so many obstacles in the protagonist's path that it is downright depressing, which this was.
My problems with the book began with the writing. I don't usually mind first-person narratives, but this was so disjointed I could never get in a reading flow--I often had to go back and reread sentences/paragraphs to make sense of them u. I also tire of the characters continually exploiting the boy, Demon Copperhead.
What I liked about the main character was how he rolled with the punches. Despite his abuse in the social services system, he always seemed to make the best of it. I admit I stopped reading at about 80% when it was apparent that, once again, he was going to be led down a dark path; I couldn't take any more.
I don't usually review books I have not finished, but I had invested so much time in this book and had such strong feelings that I decided to put my thoughts down anyway. 2 stars.
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