I liked this book okay, but hated almost all the characters. At least some of them I was supposed to hate. Maybe all of them. The one character I mostly didn't hate (but still mostly did) was introduced in a scene that made me hate him, then shortly thereafter we find out he's supposed to be the good guy, and he did sorta grow on me, but so much hypocrisy! The windup girl is raped brutally in at least two graphic scenes, maybe more than that.

The only really redeeming virtue was the future milieu aspects, and even there I had lots of unanswered questions, or what felt like glaring holes... if only they had been addressed in even just a paragraph! (Solar power? Hydro-electric?!?)

I rated this four stars at first, and after reflection I wanted to rate it more like two. Thing is, it kept me entertained, wasn't terribly written, and sparked thought and discussion. So I guess I'm giving it 3 stars, kind of charitably.