That was a fascinating book!
I just finished Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City. Quick, fun, mindless summer reads. This morning I started A Tale of Two Cities which is part of my Read All My Favorite Books from Childhood project this year. Jeez! I don't remember it being so hard. Apparently I've gotten dumber over the years!
The Egan book WAS interesting, and harrowing. Unfortunately he had to break out into FDR worship toward the end.