This book got better as it went on. The first few pages were almost incomprehensible in it's amount of slang that is unexplained.

E.g., the first sentence:

I tore down the Continental Shelf off the Bogue Bank while the pogo made periscope hops trying to track me.

What??

But as I read through the book it actually began to make more and more sense, and by the middle I was actually invested in the characters and story.

Something about this book made me want to read it at break-neck speed, I don't have the energy to dissect Bester's writing, but it lent itself to speed-reading.

3.5/5 stars, If you got it in the Humble Bundle like I did, feel free to jump in. I wouldn't recommend going out and buying it though.