This book was good, but I think I was expecting it to be better. I'm not saying it was bad by any means - in fact I found it addictive and very hard to put down. I wanted to see what happened quite badly, after all, but then maybe that's why I wasn't as impressed with where it ended up. 
 The style of the narrative took a bit of getting used to, but soon the staccato effect of the short sentences really sold the impression that this was supposed to be someone's train of thought. The flawed nature of all the characters was another huge selling point, as well as the growing relationship between the main characters. There was a lot there that I wanted the novel to really sink it's teeth into and explore on a deeper level, but sadly it never quite did. For a character that was quite possibly more existential than any other I've ever read, Ari seemed to have little trouble accepting or any inner reactions to the greater reveals the narrative had been building up to. It also turned out that some of the answers to the biggest mysteries of his life were just handed to him with little struggle from anyone involved. A part of this was sold quite well with the character growth that had developed throughout the course of the story, but it still seemed a bit too easy - a bit too normal - for everything that had preceded it. His own personal growth seemed to have little to do with the events that unfolded, which was a pity, because they had become quite interesting to follow. 
 The dialogue seemed to have a similar problem. Conversational quirks that were meant to be unique to particular people ended up being shared by everyone, even people they had never met before, and it made it difficult to gauge the different characters' reactions to things without it being explained separately (though it often was). And for a novel that was so heavily built around the idea of its final reveal, it never really took stock of how much this would (or wouldn't) change everything that had developed around it, to the point where for the longest time I feared the reveal was never coming. When it finally did arrive, it was almost too late. 
 The ending was satisfying, but seemed to finish too soon. Often this is a good thing, and I suppose it is, but I'm also left with the feeling that the story didn't quite finish itself all the way. It built itself up and up and finally jumped to its final stage - then ended. More exploration of that final place might have been all the more rewarding. 
 But as it is, I liked this novel. I enjoyed it. But I still wanted that extra bit more from it.