I guess I'm just not on the same wavelength as Whiteley when it comes to her metaphors and high concepts. I definitely "got" this one more than The Beauty, but that's just because here the themes and whatnot are spoon-fed to the reader throughout the piece. Also, genre-wise, this is pretty bland. It's not really sci-fi or horror, nor is it a proper crime thriller—I guess it's more just speculative literary fiction, but that's certainly not how it's marketed. In the end, again, this is not really my thing.