I had a really hard time getting into this book, but that's the beauty of book club...you have an external motivation to keep plugging along. I felt terrible thinking, "Oh, good, he finally killed somebody," but that's when the pace picked up and I ended up staying late and waking up early the next morning to finish it. It's been awhile since I have done that. The graphics are pretty horrifying so not for those with a queasy stomach.