This book was so confusing. I was just telling a friend how I would give this first 250 pages a different rating (2.5) than I would the last 100 pages (5). I was thoroughly confused and uncomfortable and a bit scared through the majority of the book, a feeling I imagine Mott intentionally created because that's how people like the unnamed protagonist exist in America. But by the end, I got it (sort of) and it blew me away. This book is reflective and intense, but Mott's prose are amazing and his characters, as complex and relatable as they are, are my favorite.