An excellent book. Another of those "must reads" that are on my list, and I am glad I finally got around to it. The writing is excellent, and for a change it is told from the omniscient viewpoint. The characters are the focus, not the plot. Even though it is "about" a hostage crisis, it is not a thriller.
That's the only criticism I have about it. Through much of the book there was no tension about the hostage crisis. There was very little tension between the characters. There was quite a lot of internal tension within each character. The author even predicted the ending before it happened, so there wasn't much suspense either.
The epilogue was a little surprising. I would not have predicted that at all, but it still rings true to me.
Place this one on your own "must read" list. I highly recommend it.
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