Weird, different and strange, but with a disconnect. 
 It has been a long, long time since I have read anything quite this weird. This novel pretty much has it all, there's evil conspiracies, bed sheet wearing ku klux klan members, giant god-like monsters whose hallucinations cause you to worship them, and oh yeah, evil faeries that wanna rip through your vagina. Wait, what? 
 I like weird books, and I like something to come up with an original concept, and this novel definitely does both of those in spades. The story here concerns the idea of a landowner using his land to create the perfect Eutopia, filled only with people who they deem to be the top 5 percent of population. The story of this Eutopia is told through two different POV's. One from a newcomer to the compound, and the other, the compounds only black resident, and doctor. 
 The issue of race is brought up pretty frequently throughout the novel, and with the ku klux klan within the compound, the n word is used pretty frequently so that may put off some readers. I wouldn't say it is in a sensationalist way though, just the author trying to represent the time the book takes place, which oh yeah, is 1911. 
 The monsters in this book are slightly strange, they seem to be described as weird faerie/nymph things which supernatural powers that can lead to anyone coming into contact with them to worship them as gods. It's a different story to what I've read before and even has a few creepy moments before they are fully revealed. If the idea of a scalpel being used to cut open a hymen is too much for you. Don't read this book. Seriously. 
 Despite liking it, the reason I'm giving this only three stars is that it was a little hard to get through sometimes. I found myself not really wanting to pick it up all that often, and there was a point in the middle where it just seemed to be prolonging the inevitable conclusion a little too much. Overall though, if you like weird books that make you pull a wtf? face, I would give this a go. I guarantee you probably haven't read anything like it before.