I like how Kaufman writes and it was interesting to delve a little deeper with a longer page length for this book. This is the third book I've read by him, and "All my friends are superheroes" is still my favourite, which is only 100 pages long, but I can see that with this book he was building a fuller discussion of family relationships.
The set up is all about curses (but not your usual curses) and that plot device is used to give the characters a chance to confront each other, build bridges and learn a little about love, forgiveness and their own fears.
It's worth a read - although he's better at creating situations that are more absurd and working on a similar moral/philosophical thread...