I almost gave this one two stars, but that wouldn't have been fair to the book. It's good, well written, and the style is...well, I want to say pretty, but "evocative" is probably a better word. The book was just too sad, too much of a hard slog through a broken country with broken people. Though described as post-apocalyptic, that's not quite right, as the apocalypse is still in progress during the events of the book. There are moments of hope, but they're always overwhelmed by despair. I know it's good...I just didn't enjoy reading it.