This book is good for many reasons and bad for many others. The characters are brilliantly thought out and he combines plots and situations very well. The statements that he makes about society in his own way are amusing and very poignant.That being said, I was expecting funny. Perhaps I have a horrible sense of humor, but I never thought I did. I didn't laugh out loud; I hardly thought the situation were funny. I tried to picture them actually happening visually, and I guess that was kind of funny, but still didn't do much for me. The characters are largely unlikeable and I didn't find myself caring about any of them; thus, I really could not get into this novel.Try it out if you want, but don't pay full price at Borders as I did.