I am a big fan of fantasy on the weird side and this book is definitely in that genre. The world-building ideas (universe-building, really) are super interesting and new, but the book is structured in a way that reads to me kind of jerky and forced, and the first quarter or so is especially disjointed (it makes more sense if you go back after reading the whole thing). It feels like a first novel, which is is, and although I didn't totally love this book I'm interested enough in the author's talent with ideas that I'll keep an eye out for what he does next.