An unusual book. Certainly not science fiction, in my opinion. And not that clever or sophisticated, although there are moments that are. And moments that make you laugh out loud. I want to share it with my Australian friends, see what they think of it. And it is now a little dated (published 20 years ago, but I got it 2nd hand for $ NZ 1.90, so can't complain!), but not so much so it's not understandable.