The End of Marking Time Book

It's frustrating when you feel like you have seen the same movie or read the same book a dozen times, just with different characters. What initially drew me to "The End of Marking Time" was the originality of the plot, and it didn't disappoint. The novel moves along at a nice, quick pace with humor, mystery, and suspense all thrown in together. The concept of a future prison system will have you questioning yourself about if that would be a better way to do things, and would it be a possible way to do things, etc. The book is never preachy, yet you find yourself wondering about several different philosophical and ethical questions. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and found the originality of it very refreshing. I deducted 1 star as I felt the ending was a little rushed. I would have loved to seen that drawn out a bit more with more perspective given from both of the main characters. It was such a wonderful climax to the story, but I felt it was delivered too quickly and left you wanting to know more. I will definitely be watching for future stories from this author. Highly recommended!