I have mixed feelings about this. I enjoyed the writing style, even though at times it felt a little pretentious. I thought the characters overall were fairly interesting, despite not particularly liking any of them. The pig was a strange addition and, aside from literally unearthing a specific plot point, I didn't really understand it. Why a pig? Was there some significance there that I missed? I won't read the sequels - don't know where he'd go with the plot anyway - but don't regret reading this.