This has tobe one of the hardest books I've written a review for. There's no doubt this is a brilliant literary work. The characters, of which there are many are distinct and deep. Told from many perspectives by the end one's left contemplating all the different, yet connected, stories you've just read. I went on a journey reading this, 100 pages in I really disliked the style, struggled to follow what was going on and found the language difficult. Not "language" due to profanity, though of that is an issue for you run away now, but just the syntax and slang. By page 200 it was getting easier but still a slog and still not clear for me what was happening. After 300 pages I was pretty much there and enjoying the story. Post 400 pages I'm struggling to put it down,and suddenly it's 5 stars. I'm going with 4 in the end just because I found the first half so hard to get through,but I suspect I'd enjoy it alot on a 2nd read so this might change later. 

To summarise this books takes a lot of work, if I weren't given out by a friend whom I trust in these matters telling me it was brilliant I'm not sure if have got beyond the 100 pages, but if your willing to suffer those first few hours the payoff is well worth it. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who loves reading, but if someone's more into quick light reads they should probably avoid this one