Because its satire and its supposed to be a little dark, the balance needs to be just right. For me the humor wasn't quite landing which left the darker parts dominating my impression of the book. The humor / satire wasn't bad it just wasn't quite hitting from me. It felt a bit like watch something funny in your second language where you can appreciate the joke but the layer of indirection means that you don't quite feel it.

I could easily see myself loving this book if I read it at a different time or in a different head space.