I so wanted our protagonist to select the herbal line of work when it was offered, and when he picked elsewhere, well, nothing more boring than reading about wrestling, unless you are a wrestler…but a turn of the plot made the book much more appealing. I consider this fairly light reading that doesn’t require my full attention all the time, and it succeeded in keeping me listening, though sometimes with half an ear. I applaud both the herbal aspects and the humbling realization the main character has late in the book.
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