The omnipresent narrative confused me at first, but once I got over that, the book was pleasant. However, this book was one that I probably won't read again. Why? It felt very choppy. It felt like the narrative went "dialogue" "description" and then "backstory." They weren't integrated very well together. I think the author could have done a better job in integrating all aspects of this novel seamlessly. But for a time-killer book, it worked well.