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Choice of Partners in Crime bookclub. Fairly typical detective solving a murder; however, this is set in Shanghai, China. You become immersed in the politics and lifestyle, which I found fascinating. It could have easily been half the length (464 pages). I found myself bored at times, just wanting to get to the end. My favorite aspect was the preparation and eating of the food mentioned throughout the book!
Will Barrett, the novel’s confused but earnest seeker, takes us with him on a journey prompted by his telescope. On this journey Will encounters a lovely young woman, a dying youth, a pornographic doctor, and a 'mean as hell' nun - all in the same family. The novel ends abruptly, with Percy laying down some heavy existential questions on his reader, especially at the very end. Percy is an author who likes to drop philosophical bombs and then leave you to make sense of it all while he apparently goes off to have a sandwich, because he certainly isn’t answering these existential questions for you (or for his characters.) I love this so much about this book that I want to put a ring on it.