I gave up halfway through. The writing is decent, and the world seemed interesting, but my suspension of disbelief was broken repeatedly. By halfway in, I just didn't care any more.
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Tom Vanderbilt: Traffic (Paperback, 2009, Penguin Books)
Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt
A New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the YearThe Washington Post - The Cleveland Plain-Dealer - …
puercomal rated Winterfair Gifts: 4 stars
puercomal rated The Mountains of Mourning: 5 stars
puercomal rated Captain Vorpatril's Alliance: 4 stars

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan saga)
"Book Fourteen in the best-selling Vorkosigan series. Captain Ivan Vorpatril is happy with his relatively uneventful bachelor's life of a …

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
PerfectBound e-book exclusive: "Friendship and Love," an interview with Ann Patchett.A prolonged hostage crisis in the lavish home of a …
puercomal rated The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter: 4 stars

Carson McCullers: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (2000)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940) is the debut novel by the American author Carson McCullers; she was 23 …
puercomal rated Tangled vines: 4 stars

Tangled vines by Frances Dinkelspiel
A deliberately set fire in the Wines Central warehouse destroyed 4.5 million bottles and some of the world's most sought-after …
puercomal reviewed The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (The Masquerade, #1)
puercomal rated The Lean Startup: 4 stars
puercomal rated Remains of the Day: 4 stars

Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Penguin Reader , Level 6 (3000 words))
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take …
puercomal rated Ancillary Mercy: 5 stars

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #3)
For just a moment, things seem to be under control for the soldier known as Breq.
Then a search of …