Dnf'd at 200 pages. It's not that I don't understand why people like/love this book. I just don't understand how I am in such a stark minority.

The plot delivered something, it's just not something that works for everybody. I wanted better character development, but the characters were mostly stereotypes and cliches. I wanted a more in-depth look at some of the issues presented, but the tone was often flippant or downright farcical. The humour technically worked, it had me laughing, but in the way that your friend who turns everything into a joke to avoid dealing with anything serious has you laughing. There were too many convenient coincidences for the plot to really grip me, and I can see people getting caught up in the story (I certainly did in the beginning part about his biological mom), but the promise of something "tender" or "heartbreaking" on the horizon wasn't enough to keep me engaged for another nearly 400 pages.

I wouldn't ever tell people to avoid this book outright, and I will definitely pass it on. It just wasn't worth the slog for me.