This is probably a 3.5 star review. Maybe it was overhyped for me, but I was rather underwhelmed. The setup should've been right up my alley but I wasn't that into what was essentially a contemporary lit novel with what felt like a novelty setting (ooh, Shakespearian theater troupe in a post-apocalyptic world). The characters were pretty one-dimensional, but especially the prophet (and it was glaringly obvious who he was, didn't know if I was supposed to feign surprise), and I had exactly zero emotional reaction when some character kicked it because I could barely recall who he was. (You could partially lay the blame at my pretty short attention span of late, but I gave this book a relatively thorough read given my current bar studying state.) Hmm. Maybe this is a 3 star review. I dunno, I really wanted to like it. 
 Edit: Yeah, this is a 3 star review. For me, the point of post-apocalyptic/dystopian fiction is to distort human nature so that it looks barely recognizable, but also eerily familiar. This just felt like a contemporary lit novel with less computers, more pensive brooding. My favorite line is probably "Because survival is insufficient," and that's lifted from Star Trek. I know a ton of people liked this, but it wasn't for me.