The premise of this book is exciting, the execution is clunky. Be prepared for a Russian novel start of character introductions that may or may not be important to the story line. Solomon also has a deep appreciation for room dimensions, detail to clothing and individuals' physicality. When he did get to his tale, it was a run-for-the-money! However, most of the descriptions were overwhelming and detracted from the novel which could have been clipped by a third and had a more powerful impact on his important message. Many may describe this book as dystopian in nature, however, it read a bit more utopian in what we'd all like the world to be...before the fall. He captured a scary eco/political possibility that makes you think.

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