I read this book without knowing what it was about, which I think was the best way to read it. I did find parallels with Crime and Punishment. I liked the way the victim was unlikeable. I liked the philosophy. I enjoyed the way the story showed these enviable lives were not privileged at all but struggling more than those who have to struggle. I liked the epilogue as I need to know what happens to characters I have felt so involved with. I felt I never got to know Henry and what made him so cold. The way the students and the tutor were portrayed as ellite and desirable people at the start of the story was interesting and felt like a good lesson in not worshipping others and how appearances can be deceiving and how wealth rarely seems to give happiness. I also came away with the knowledge that a diet of whisky, drugs, cigarettes and coffee never lead anyone to make good life choices!