While I did like the writing style and method of story telling I must say that the book was weak at best. It isn't about love or rejection as some reviews have suggested - it's about a pitiful man who hates himself. The stories suggest that his gayness is akin to the other character's physical abnormalities. Weaknesses that inevitably lead to ruin and isolation. The characters are not self aware or self actualized but instead weak, ignorant and beyond pity. I was very disappointed and think the book and the positive reviews are a bunch of crap! Lots of typos in the book too (did I make any?) - that's a sign of course of poor editing, but also overall poor quality to me. Don't buy it.