Some interesting turns of phrase and evocative emotions, but I never connected with any of the characters and I was not a huge fan of the POV changes or the main characters going unnamed through out. (I know each of these serves a narrative purpose, but in my opinion it put me off enough to outweigh its effectiveness.) It's a very morose book, as befits the events it describes, but only the last chapter really changes tone so overall the whole thing was quite monotonous — the tone/mood might have been this book's greatest strength.