Absolutely one of the most breathtaking novels I have read in a long time. I was walking down the street today, and I kept on thinking about how marvellously James Meek constructed this novel. There were actually tears welling up in my eyes, and that’s not something that happens to me on a daily basis. In the train I was studying a friendlylooking woman, puzzled by the question if I would still like her if I knew she was a cannibal. This is a masterpiece that talks about love, lust and the gruesome sides of being human in a way that leaves you pondering about it even more than you do usually. Read it.