The Skull Mantra

Rating:
Summary: ho-hum, but cool cultural stuff
Review: yeah, can't believe this won an Edgar. Must have been the "Free Tibet" vote on the committee. The book is good, not great, but good. The Tibet info is a lot of fun and very interesting, but the plot is somewhat bleh and the book drags. It really never grabs the reader. Not sure why so many have gushed about it, but it really is a middling plot, too many coincidences and somewhat unbelievable. Shan, the main character, is as bland as can be as well.

Rating:
Summary: ho-hum, but cool cultural stuff
Review: yeah, can't believe this won an Edgar. Must have been the "Free Tibet" vote on the committee. The book is good, not great, but good. The Tibet info is a lot of fun and very interesting, but the plot is somewhat bleh and the book drags. It really never grabs the reader. Not sure why so many have gushed about it, but it really is a middling plot, too many coincidences and somewhat unbelievable. Shan, the main character, is as bland as can be as well.