I suppose that makes sense, Bee. It was a worthwhile book, though dark and depressing. Made me damn angry, but it just didn't seem to have that pop you normally expect from a Pulitzer winner. Schindler's Ark left me much more impressed, probably due to the scope of the story versus poor Yakov's plight and circumstances. It was tough sledding reading about his seemingly endless days in solitary for most of the book. But then again, that has a lot to do with me and how I respond to cerebral tales.
