Two stars because this book was sort of boring compared to his other works. Not because of the slant-eyed helpers. Seriously? I'm Asian and I'm not bothered by this. Merely stating a fact about the appearance of a group of people doesn't seem offensive, in my opinion, so I don't get the issue. It's like I should be offended if I were described as a yellow-skinned woman with dark hair. It's the truth--so what? You all need to relax and not take things out of context, making mountains out of molehills.