I wanted to rate this a 4 for it's boring and ephemeral nature. On my second deliberation I decided to rate this book a 5. Reasoning? It is the closest representation of how I expected the afterlife to be. This book isn't afraid to be ugly or unkind to the reader. Like most of farmer's work it is extremely brash and unapologetic. There is an element of horror as well that stems from rational insecurities the main protagonist faces. In a way you almost want them to fail. Compared to their work 'Venus on the Half Shell" this is far more serious and not comical in nature. I know this is the first in a series, but I am not eager to start the next book. Despite, in my own beliefs, it's extreme relevancy to life as we know it.