My snark requires me to say this would be more enjoyable if it had more Captain Jack Harkness. I really enjoyed the concept as presented in Torchwood, and the philosophical discussions there and with my friends were more rewarding that the prose presented here, which was writ on water. 
 I did my best to make it past the lack of character names and the lack of dialogue markers. I need a little more structure to really connect with a book. While I didn't actively dislike this book, for the same reasons I disliked The Road, the philosophical discussions were not enough to keep me engaged.