I was really into this novel... until the end. Because it took so long to do so. I do love Lionel, he's a very well-developed character, and the Minna Men as a whole. But once things started to come into the light, it's almost like Lethem wanted to get it over with. He assumes too much from the reader; I completely lost major points until after the fact. Perhaps I'm not much of a fan of crime novels, and I'm sure that doesn't help. But I felt like I had Tourette's myself, trying to keep it all straight. Unless that was the point. I haven't decided.