I only read the excerpt. I enjoyed the language especially in the prologue ... but it's not the kind of story I am currently looking for. Aliens with human bodies and bugs as heads, just a little too strange for an easy read. Interestingly, the city felt a lot like Bangkok in The Windup Girl - and I had a hard time finishing that.

(Also I have The City and The City and a recommendation from Writing Excuses still in the queue and that premise sounds so much more interesting. So maybe another time.)