I've wanted to read this for a while, and traveling was the perfect time to get a Kindle book that I could read anywhere. Conveniently and unexpectedly, this book ends in Reykjavik, which was a weird little coincidence (though I don't think Shadow's description of the city as "free of tourists" applies anymore). 
 The book is clever and meandering-- truly a road trip story. This keeps it from being a page turner but allows each of the characters to jump off of the page. I did not see the ending coming, and the last 100 pages were a rush. 
 A classic American novel.