I liked this, but didn't love it. It took me too long to read I think, and I skimmed over some of the excessive description. I've seen this book described as a beautiful and carefully crafted masterpiece, and it is in the main, but it is also a slog and somtimes confusing (but that could be me not returning to it for several days). I warmed to both Aomame and Tengo as characters very quickly.