I was surprised at my continued interest in this book! I really appreciated Howey's willingness to send even major characters off for cleaning, though perhaps that staunch realism weakened a bit as the story wore on and he became more and more attached to his characters, though it wasn't really clear why. Still, the plot and pacing was good through the first four books, at which point it was all too easy to forgive a few trespasses for the sake of his desired resolution. I won't say this was time well spent, but it is interesting to see how an ebook self-publishing sensation has unfolded.