It kept me reading until the end, even though a lot of it is about the main character playing in various bands and having sex with young women. I was very curious to find out how everything was going to turn out, so I got through the book pretty quickly, which must mean it was a well-written book. 
 How it turns out, though, is (view spoiler)[that the afterlife is where you're naked and have to walk forever, otherwise enormous ants will bite you. Also, sometimes your face becomes part of a giant hairy leg, although I wasn't quite clear on that bit. (hide spoiler)] I was disappointed by that, but it was my own fault for wanting different things than the book was offering. I wanted a lot more of the religion and afterlife themes, but those only made up maybe 5% or 10% of the book. 
 I didn't find it scary or even creepy, which is good in a way because I don't want to lie awake at night worrying that Mother is going to rip through our paper-thin sky and subject me to an eternity of apocalyptic torment. 
 Finally, this line, and the bits surrounding it, made me cry: Home is where they want you to stay longer.