I think my gripes with this book come primarily because I am not a fantasy lover. I found it a little tedious because I am boring and like my books to be intense character studies. I like to think I like experimental books, and perhaps I do, but this particular offshoot was not for me. I think it is an objectively good book and I found the ending satisfying. It was recommended to me by a friend who loved it and I could see it sticking the landing for many a reader.