wen i first read it i thought it would be shit, not another crappy book. But i dunno as u progress through the novel the way its told and the techniques cormier uses it just makes u read on. Lots of suspense in it and some dirty scenes too. ahhaha d0n't we just love the dirty scenes [its not like full porn and shit lol ] but yeah it was a good book, id read it again if i had time.