I am not sure what I think about this book. Though I can say that with the ending it has been given it was too long, I figured it out more or less half way through, and too much depressing information and characters that isn't essential for the book. I only finished it because I was very stubborn and because I wanted to know. Now I know and it really just put me in a bad mood the last days i have been reading it. Save yourself and don't start to read this book unless you are in the possession of great patience, great understanding and want to be told a depressing storry without an happy ending. I enjoyed the overall story. But too many words. I think part of it is the literal translation, but it certainly could have been condensed. For you ebook readers - this is a 634 page book. Now you can to the math as you read. Once I convinced myself this book wasn't actually a black hole in disguise - I was able to relax, pace myself, and enjoy the read. The story left many unanswered questions and