
Tanner
Good writing, keeps you hooked. However, it could have used another couple rounds of editing with some characters being cut or better utilized. Also, Brown has a bad habit of showing instead of telling, and repetitively doing so (we know Katherine likes to buck the academic consensus, we understood that 20 pages in, no need to keep reminding us). While I found the stuff the CIA was working on somewhat interesting, the whole premise of the book is a bit contrived, same with who the Golem is. Not to mention, the publisher character becomes redundant a quarter through the book and then is strung along He's also a little cringe. Regardless, the book kept me hooked for a weekend and explored topics that are kind of interesting.