This book almost put me in a reading slump, and it took me longer to read than any book in quite some time. The chapters were too long, the pages too dense. Unfortunately for me and fortunately for the author, I am a crustacean...Boil me down with a good plotline, and I'm soft about the book all over again. One of the last lines in the book really did it for me. Plus with the execution of this plot, I can't stay mad at the writing style/formatting not being enjoyable for me. This book is something I would have loved to see a movie of, to be honest.