One more novel I did not finish. It starts quite well. Then it becomes boring. Not original enough. Not enough unexpected angles. Not enough narrative power. Too many emotional and psychological digging and not enough action or structural tensions. And maybe it's a personal thing too. As a heterosexual man, I find it extremely difficult to put myself in the position of a gay lead character who has feelings for another man. Somehow it just does not work. And the writing was not strong enough to overcome that hurdle.
