I can't make this one out. I really wanted to like it, but it just didn't click with me. I thought maybe it was aimed at a younger audience. So I showed it to my kids (13,12 & 11) and they really didn't get it either. Now I'm stumped as to who the target audience actually is. The book bangs along at quite a pace with some basic illustrations to go with it. The author has obviously lived this life and this makes the story believable, if nothing else.