I am always drawn to speculative fiction and I love technology so this seemed like a great read based on the synopsis. The author's writing is brilliant and edgy, with a lot of human insight into emotion. The plot is creative, engaging, and very futuristic. I would almost say dystopian. It took me a while to understand certain of the societal and corporate elements (e.g. the commonwealth, the feed). But I like the fact that this author made me contemplate a new reality in the world system that I would have never come up with on my own. I even like the main character who is a very three-dimensional personality. However, I wish I had been warned that this book would be R-rated if it were a movie - for some profanity, sex, nudity and violence. I feel this took away from the enjoyment of reading the story for me. Were this author to write another book without those elements though I would definitely be willing to check it out.