I was brave; I listen to this as an audiobook instead of merely reading it. I say I was brave because this book was visceral. The descriptions of what was happening to the characters was very graphic and the audio presentation lingered long after I shut off my car and went about my day.

Nick Cutter is a very talented writer. This was a fantastical, horrific story that borrowed concepts without stealing. That is to say it felt like an original story yet it still payed tribute to the horror masters of the past. This is not a book for everyone. Because Cutter's descriptions are so graphic and detailed, I can imagine some readers will be turned off by the subject. I almost gagged at one point towards the end. It reminds me of this one story in which during a screening of Jaws a audience member left the theatre to throw up and then promptly came back into the theatre to see how it ends. The payoff is there; don't be surprised if you have a to suffer a little to get there.