Hugely Disappointing

I'm a fan of HT's books, the World War series in particular. I bought this book based on the premise and was very much looking forward to it.
All I can say is that it was extremely disappointing.
Firstly, it starts with a prologue story that just stops and doesn't have any serious connection to the rest of the book (my wife agrees).
Secondly, the narration is appalling. She reads the book as though it's a pre-school picture book, e.g. "Look. Look. See Spot. See Spot run..." It's a great shame because she does have a good clear voice but by the end of the book I wanted to throw my phone in the toilet it was that annoying.
Thirdly, this is HT at his worst.... Endless repetition of the same points and dialogue over and over and over again. It's a feature of his writing that I wish he would let go of. It turns good stories into tedium.
Lastly, he takes an excellent premise and destroys it by telling an inane story too focused on the minutiae of the two main characters instead of exploring the broader concept of the premise on the whole of society including what the point of the prologue story was.
in all honesty I cannot recommend this book.

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