I don't normally read dystopian fiction, but I was intrigued by the idea of a post-oil Thailand protecting itself from the genetically modified foods that have caused plagues and killed millions. I loved the the author's description of Thailand, and I thought he did a good job with the character development, but the story lacked...something. I don't know. While Jaidee and Hock Seng had interesting stories, I wish the author had left them out completely and had focused more on the wind-up girl. The book did pick up speed, but not until I was 250 pages into it and way beyond frustrated. If you enjoy dystopia fiction you might want to give it a try.