Not at all what I was expecting. We'll get it for the library based on the author's name alone, but I won't be recommending this one.

Unfortunately, I did not realize this was the last book of the trilogy when I requested the ARC. I'm a fan of Coetzee and didn't spend time researching the book, but now I'm left wondering how I missed the earlier books of this trilogy. If Coetzee wasn't such an intense writer, I may have lost interest, especially after realizing I was missing out on crucial info about these characters. The story was so damn compelling, I stopped fretting over how these characters came about before this young boy dies. I loved the way David, our ten-year-old Jesus, retold stories about Don Quixote to the kids at the orphanage, and the way he pondered numbers and death. I wish I had known more about Demitri, the murderer, and I guess I will now I have to start from the beginning to see what I have missed. But, even without knowing these details, this book is quite enjoyable.

This is the third book in the Jesus trilogy thankfully. I read the first 2 books, so was hoping this one was going to be the payoff for enduring them. Unfortunately, I was wrong. I didn’t enjoy this series, despite trying hard to.