Review: Grass For His Pillow

The second book in the trilogy, "Tales of the Otori", was an audible book that I had in my queue for while and had not got around to listening to it.

The first half the book is really depressing, and although the second half of the book picks up, it is still much slower paced than the first book. I feel like I could almost have skipped the second book and started on the final book and not missed all that much.

That seems to be a common gripe I have with trilogies. The second book in the trilogy always seems to be there only as a tool to set up the final book.

And don't get me started on series like "Left Behind" that milk stories beyond credulity where a whole book spans a week or so.

But I digress...