I read this book in Chinese translation so it might be a different experience for Japanese readers.
I love Miyabe's simple expression. Hence this is the second book that I'm reading from Miyabe. Her first book is written from different angles of the story characters and it allows me to fully emphatise with every character.
The magic of Miyabe's books are that many times the ending of each character is revealed at the front but it still pulls the reader to continue reading. It is the same for this book. However, there is still sufficient cliff hangers to keep me reading this thick book but I have to say the second book has more elements of suspense.
I hope you'll enjoy your read just as I do :)