Definitely underwhelmed. This was nothing like I expected it to be...which likely tainted my entire experience. It was written much more like a literary fiction novel than a dystopian in terms of tone and perhaps that threw me.

There are four primary antagonists (the biographer, the wife, the mender, and the daughter) with a fifth secondary antagonist (Eiver), all of whom are followed through interweaving stories. The primary antagonists intersect well and their personalities are well reflected in their actions and the change of tone and writing style that takes place in each individual chapter. In some ways this was good, as it made the characters more distinct. But in some ways it just made things jerky and disorienting.

I just wasn't overly impressed. There was nothing overtly bad about it -- though some pieces were unnecessary and/or just plain weird -- but there also wasn't anything really powerful, intriguing, or impactful either. Good concept, but not a good enough execution for my taste.