More a series of vignettes than a proper novel, though everything did come together at the end. 

I read this over several weeks, a chapter or two at a time at the library while waiting for my kids. This led to it playing sort of like an anthology series on the movie screen in my mind, which was highly enjoyable.  I would watch this show, 100%. 

I feel like comparisons to Wes Anderson will be inevitable, there is a similar sort of postmodern whimsy present that can be difficult to nail. I do feel like the stakes may be TOO high for cozy purists, but I had a lot of fun.