I am so glad I went in totally blind. I did not read any reviews and not even the book blurb. This isn't brilliant literature, it's just a good story. I wish there was more of the Atlas part but I can understand in a literary sense why the plot kept it to a minimum. Overall enjoyable, but I don't think I'll read any more of her books. There are some really funny "bad reviews" on here, but don't look because almost all contain spoilers. I can both understand why it's reviled and why it's popular (to say the library copy I waited 10 months for is dogeared doesn't begin to describe it).