Man, this book is not written for the reader. The story is fascinating, sure, but that's after reading a lot of notes, and listening to a lot of criticism. Why couldn't the issues like the pregnancy, who was speaking, jeez, was Jewel a boy or girl, a brother or sister, how many times did you have to reread to figure out what the hell was going on. Sure, for those of you who got it, you liked it, but that was after having a professor tell you how great it was. On its own, this book would slowly die out. Clarity is important in writing. This book is muddled.