It took me FAR TOO LONG to finish this book mostly because the middle bit was so strung out imo. The ending picked up a little bit so I felt more generous with my rating. I feel like I am missing the nostalgia factor that made so many people around me hype this up. There's definitely interesting concepts but also being able to see right through them to the real world things it's mimicking is exactly what I find off putting. I think I just generally prefer things to be more SUBTLE (I will leave now)