Sadly, it did not work out that way. The format of the book tried to followed half-a-dozen or so characters but for me the characterisation was a tad shallow with a couple of factual inaccuracies. For me, any doubts about the veracity of story can just kill a piece - mostly because I immediately lose confidence in the author and everything becomes suspect. On top of this, the episodic nature of the story tended to be over-worked and too long. Barely a quarter-way through the novel and I was getting bored; I started skipping huge chunks hoping for something interesting to happen.
While some of the characters did make a good impression, their back-stories tended to be superficial, sometimes seeming contrived and not at all linked together in any way - certainly not in the plot of the book. Round about half-way through I just gave up and couldn't be bothered anymore. Perhaps the story did come together in the end but I don't think it was worth it even for those in the club that persevered to the bitter end.
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