Storyline: 4/5 
 Characters: 3/5 
 Writing Style: 2/5 
 World: 5/5 
 --Below information added approximately a year after original reading-- 
 An idea book! The kind of idea that the science fiction world is better off for. The kind of idea that justifies science fiction as a genre. Otherwise, this was something of a generic thriller. Wilson went through the motions of putting in suspense and drama, and it served to fill out the rest of the book. I had difficulty entering into and empathizing with the characters, and something about the writing made what should have been life-changing instead seem common-place. Still, I liked it. A lot.