This book was obviously not my cup of tea. It is hard for me to see how anyone could find this book worthwhile. The narration at the start of the book was just insulting … the immigrants sounded like ignorant native Americans from those old westerns – just bad … it got better, but the bar was low. The characters are made of cardboard and aren’t very likable, and the storyline has nothing new for this genre. I hope this book was written 50 years ago … then it would make a bit more sense. I would suggest saving your money. There are far better books on this site. Instead of “A Novel of Societal Collapse” it should have said “A Novel of Two-Dimensional Monotony.” Sorry.