Ordinary Monsters

This book was good. That said, my interest waxed and waned. There were some moments that I really loved, and others that felt torturous.

Similarly, to read a 700 page book to only have the conclusion be a set up for a sequel angers me. It feels like going out for a meal, being filled to satisfaction and then the waiter telling me that I HAVE TO get dessert. Let me choose to eat dessert! I just spent a ton of money on my meal.

Same with this book: 700 pages is a lot of time to spend with a story and have very little conclusion and most of the action happen in the last 20 pages.