On the strength of the blurb alone and based on the recs of people who had seen the movie, I wasn't expecting what this book actually delivered. For whatever reason (the title, maybe? the cover art?) I had gotten it into my head that this was going to be a riff on the alienation of modern life. Which it kind of is, but that's not the strongest theme, by a long shot. Instead, I got a Jirō Taniguchi-flavored, Stephen King-lite story/novella that really keeps you on the edge of your seat and makes you feel all the feels, even for the 'bad' guys. Way more fun than anticipated!