Hmmm.
I really know I should have enjoyed this book more than I did. I can see the way it's well put together, and admire the language, but there was just something missing for me.... Perhaps it was to do with the missed opportunities, and the discomfort of the protagonist... and therefore I'm critiquing my own approach to it as much as I am the book itself.
However, the ubiquitous 4 stars come out.