What a weird book. Honestly, I didn't understand half of it; half of that is because I wasn't paying attention to, and the other half is that it was simply confusing. 
 This is a novel that is also half textbook. But if you like philosophy, this is so your cup of tea. Even though I was gone for half of the book, I'll tell you now that it blew my mind. I loved it. The plot-line was slow at first, but once you are half way through, man, everything just spirals. I couldn't stop talking about it for a solid month. SO GOOD. 
 It's a translated book, so the dialogue can be cheesy, the context can be confusing, and it can be straight boring. But, oh, what fun!