I read this in two shifts, because I couldn't finish it in my first three week loan period, and there was a long wait to get it back again. Still, I was able to pick up right where I left off. I had been so engaged by the story, that I had no trouble remembering the relationships of the characters and the story line. It probably could have been edited down a little, without diminishing our experience.

The relationships between friends, opponents, partners (romantic and business), parents/children, rich/poor were rich and realistic, as were the social and political aspects (for better or worse).