As I began this, I did not think I would like it very much by the end. Perhaps even halfway through I thought it middling, but that was probably because I did not like the narrator much. I didn't sympathize for him, though I realize now he isn't a person that would want sympathy. He lays out three different time periods of his life without defending himself against judgment, and I appreciated the sharp writing and prose quite a bit as he did so. I kept reading because I was intrigued about the 'secrets' he was holding, and by the end I was satisfied. It reads quickly and I'm glad to have spent the time with Kevin Pace (though I still don't like him much). I do like Everett's writing, though, and hope to seek out more of his novels now...