These characters felt so real to me. Despite how ‘strange’ they were as people, their thoughts, their personalities and sense of self felt so tangible to me. At times I was mildly disoriented by the pacing, but I literally read it in one day! I like to have a very percise understanding of the environment characters are in, as well as measurable points of character bonding. Other than that personal preference issue, I just couldnt put it down- its just so.. different from anything Ive ever read. It swathes your brain in an ethereal blue light. I also had to google a whole bunch of ‘new’ words, which Im always excited by