This is one of those instances where the movie was better than the book. I'm not sure if it was the translation, but I found the writing to be quite mediocre. The book was full of sexism and poorly developed characters. While the concept was interesting and the ending was intriguing and shocking, there was little else that held my interest. This is the longest short book I have read in a while, and it took me a long time to finish because I just couldn't get into it.