After finishing A Person of Interest I wanted to find a review, to see what others had to say, and quickly turned up a New York Times review. First of all, I loved the review and I pretty much 100% agreed with it. Secondly, as I was thinking about the book this morning and reflecting on how I felt about it, one word came to mind -- Metamorphosis, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that the reviewer used this word as well! Professor Lee, the main character and narrator, goes through major changes in character throughout the book. He is an extremely flawed character, and although he is a brilliant man, at times it is hard to take how dense and unlikeable he is acting! The reader goes through phases of like, dislike, pity, and finally redemption and hope.
It is one of those books that is so well written that you will be surprised how much you liked it once you get to the end. You realize you weren't speeding through it to find out what happens, because you kind of already know. Instead you are reading along to witness the metamorphosis of Professor Lee.
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