Timoleon Vieta Come Home - Dan Rhodes

'Timolean Vieta Come Home' was the must read book of 2003. At only 192 pages, it isn't a long read. Nor is it a complicated one, and I found the style to be extremely thin and unengaging. Modern easy read fiction often lacks depth in an effort to become award winning minimalist literature for those with a short attention span. For my tastes this was far too minimal. The characters were not explored thoroughly, and the only redeeming point of 'The Bosnian', his anonymity, was ruined half way through. I could not fathom the characters motivation, and failed to connect with any role. However I did like some of the insert stories about the lives Timolean Vieta ...  Read the complete review