This is so very obviously a first novel. It is a strange and bizarre novel. It is an interesting novel. It is not, however, a good novel. For all the fame, the intrigue, the movies, and the way that this novel did in fact help shape the genre, it’s a mess. For a novel that covers only 120 pages, and one that has a lot of precision to it, there’s some really bizarre digressions and absurd plot devices at work. For example, this novel involves […]