The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

Although this book came highly recommended by a friend, I found myself reading it quickly so I could get it over with. It's one of those books where I hope that the story redeems the plodding prose, and although I think that the story had possibilities, none of them were fully realized.

The characters felt two-dimensional. The descriptions of the places served no purpose but to fill up space, and not give a sense of place. I enjoy reading about other, very different countries to get a flavor for the life there, and this Burmese setting felt to me as though it could have taken place almost anywhere.