I'll start with the positives.

The alternate reality of a world where the Axis won WWII is very interesting and well thought out in my opinion. Also, the characters in this book seem realistically complex and deep, especially when compared to those in the other books I've read recently (Snow Crash and Neuromancer). Juliana was particularly interesting and her scenes were very well written. Generally the plot line is pretty good.

But as good as the characters are, I did find that the main male characters Frank, Mr. Childan, and Mr. Tagomi to be very similar, with all of them seeming to be just various degrees of nervous/paranoid for most of the book.

And lastly the ending. I was convinced the first time I read it that I must have missed something and reread the last chapter. Nope. I didn't miss anything, the ending just takes an abrupt left turn and sails off a cliff. If you really think about it afterward and reread certain parts of the book, you can kinda make it make a little bit of sense. But generally I just thought that the ending was bad and a bit of a cop-out. It's not even the ending itself, so much as the way it is presented and the lack of evidence to support it.

Overall I would want my friends to read this, just so we can share in the "WTF?" moment at the end.