This book felt overwritten, but to be honest I didn't always hate that. If pretentious writing gets on your nerve then this definitely isn't for you, but it's kind of enjoyable for me. So I was a fan.

It did feel like this book needed a second pass just to smooth out the various story elements. There were so many plot threads that were picked up randomly and dropped or left hanging that it came across feeling a bit messy, and not in an intentional way. Or perhaps it was intentional, but I didn't feel that it came across in the writing. It just seemed like there were too many ideas on the page that weren't always handled well.

But that being said, I did just love this. This was one of those books that I could see all of the flaws of, but they didn't detract from my experience. It was so enjoyable and I would love to read more from Schaitkin.