A damp squib ....

How to say?
I am one of those (few ...) awaiting something immense and that are ultimately disappointed. The subject was very interesting yet (hence the two stars of my evaluation). This novel could have been truly sensational. Unfortunately I felt all along (and it is long) that the author bâclait about it, he would not make an effort to strike a real suspense. At the time I thought I was finally going to regale me (around the 400th page), well ... the souffle fell flat. No surprises, predictable ultra predictable, mysteries solved in a few pages then it took 400 to get there .... what a shame. Another contributor is well illustrated my feeling: this novel is sorely lacking terrain. It is flat, bland. In short, no fireworks. Yet I am right audience, I do not seek the bombastic phrasing, in short, I am rarely disappointed by my reading. But then ... I do not read the following.