Southernmost

I greatly anticipated reading this book and was underwhelmed after reading it. I found it to be a superficial treatment of an important issue in the life of many Americans. The characters were shallow, the nuances in their personalities were not explored and it took far too long for the protagonist to connect with his brother and precious little effort spent to explore the complex relationship between the two brothers. I expected from this acclaimed author and was disappointed. While it is admittedly difficult to adequately delve into religion and its many nuances, the distinction between "good" and "evil" is much more nuanced than Mr. House would have us believe based upon the descriptions of the attitudes of his characters in this book. All in all, he attempted to tackle some very intriguing topics and, in my opinion missed his opportunity to challenge his readers.