The artwork was stunning. I pored over the visuals, but the story felt both scattered and gratuitously dark. I couldn't put the story threads together in a satisfying way, and the violence/suffering didn't lead to anything that felt purposeful. I don't do well with suffering for the sake of suffering. Based on the art this would have been 5 stars, but as a text it really didn't work for me. I did enjoy Karen though, and will be thinking about her for a while.