It's very ingenious, but the narrative spoiling stuff that increases in explicitness as parts go by is unnecessary and a huge detriment to the novel. Mark Zusek The author is a very gifted writer, a writer who knows how to target your heart strength. However, he's pretty bad at organizing his ideas and supply. I hope I didn't spoil the book for you. I would actually really recommend it because the writing is immaculate. It is so expressive