I was only a few pages in when I first thought that I wasn't going to enjoy the book - there seemed to be a situation placed within the text for the sole purpose of giving the reader a large chunk of information. Typically this kind of info dump turns me right off, but I read on and found myself becoming really engaged with the characters and the story unfolding before me. It's not that there is anything particular unique or revolutionary about the characters or world, but the author does a great job of pulling you into the world and keeping you there.

There was something about the book that just kept dragging me back to it, something that captivated me and meant I wanted to read on and find out what was coming next. I would recommend it to others, though definitely try and think of it more as a collection of shorts than a novel - that way you won't be disappointed by the repetition that goes on in several chapters, or the way the story line jumps from one thing to the next with chapters.