Despite being horribly voiced in this audiobook, I ate this story up. The majority of the book isn't quite character driven. It's one of the only books I know of in that respect. The premise is simple. 2 scientists researching growth come up with a food that creates tremendous growth in the consumer. I was surprised to get a gamut of emotions content from this. Throughout is the intrigue of the premise, but scary scenes, sad scenes, and funny scenes were a surprise. Who/what actually consumes this "food of the gods"? And how important and far reaching is the resulting impact? 200ish pages will tell you. I'm becoming more and more of a fan of H. G. Wells.