First of all let the reviewer decide if its a "Yawn!!" or exciting as she has made both the comments which is a contradiction. Secondly what does she expect out of a thriller ? ways of attaining nirvana ?? . I think this book has attracted a lot of attention and the negative especially because it questions some beliefs which should be the real reason to be potrayed and not the writing style or anything else. I have read the book and its certainly not a yawn though some descriptive details could have been certainly skipped. I have found it fairly engrossing and intend to suggest it to everybody. The reviewer should present her view on the while book and not on a couple of opening lines.
