Okay, I’ve been thinking this over, and my original “not worth consuming” is probably harsh. The book definitely has charm, with the initial chapters being far and away the best. I’m still turned off by the rush at the end and the unpolish demonstrated in the text – the book could really do with another edit, if only to keep the reader from having to say things like “now, which ‘she’ did that ‘she’ refer to?” so often.