For the first few pages, I really wasn't sure but I rarely give up on a book (Tolkien books excepted, I think they're terrible). Once I felt more comfortable with how Eleanor thought, I wondered if she has Aspergers or was somewhere on the autistic spectrum. By the middle of the book I was hooked and ended up reading until the end which was not what I had intended. Huge twist at the end which I did not see coming. Very thought provoking. I loved this book.