If I could give less stars I would. Unfortunately I absolutely hated this book and I can easily say with no hesitation or second thought that it is the worst book I have ever read. I had to force myself to finish the book so that I could know for sure my opinions were correct.  This book should be free in schools, and mandatory in class so that students can learn how not to write a book. This book was dull, extremely slow, boring, and no part of this story had any depth. I will give the author a bit of credit and say that the inserts with the childhood stories were decent and the ending was clever, but nonetheless the ending was the best part, because it was finally over! If I had to choose between rereading this book and pushing a button that stopped the obliteration of the earth, that button would not get pushed because I cannot comprehend the mental suffering I would go through if I had to read this book a second time.