Also liked it. It's a slow book. Catskinner takes a backseat for most of it, and there's a long slow build up showing the life that James has built up for himself.

There's still frustratingly little development of girlfriend Gloria (why did she make the choices she made? Why is she hanging out with James? How is she that smart?) and Agony takes a distinct turn from Big Bad to bitchy diva queen, but you can't have everything.

One does get the sneaking feeling that James is less of a person than Catskinner's "mask" -- there's just bits missing of out of him that you would expect, and it's something that the other characters comment on. James is okay with Catskinner's actions. Totally okay. Either he's a front, or James isn't as well balanced and presentable everyman of the world as he'd like you to think he is.