Well the story, writingg, pretty much everything was good. Character likability is the big weakness, especially early on. But likability didnt quite reach critically low levels but it was close.
But yeah it was good, I disagreed with quite a bit of its religious and philosophical interpretations but that just means it succeeded in being thought provoking. So I will get the next book. I cannot think of anything else to complain about, except maybe I get the feeling the author equates Young Adult and Eastern Stories to define stories in general.