jholovacs

I should start by saying that I don't know how to play Go.  It really was not necessary for the story.

The story flow was rather jolting.  In the first chapter we are introduced to the ghost of a champion Go player which serves as a plot device for most of the series, but then is abruptly removed, which, while it made sense to do, should have been done much earlier on if it was intended in the original outline.

The ending (sorry for the spoiler) was also rather sudden, and for a while I thought that I was just missing the last chapter.  The way it ended seemed to be at the beginning of a pretty significant arc, which I found to be frustrating.

The characters were well drawn, and while I had no interest in Go, I had no problem following along with the story.  It was enjoyable and diverting.

In summation, this series is a good read, but try not to get mad when you get to the "end".