Perhaps the fault is mine. I just don't like books that make me feel stupid. I felt like I was missing the point that with a good half of this book. When the narrator operated in the real world, I enjoyed the book and could invest in his struggles. But when he was in the Zero K netherworld of sci-fi scripted dialogue that was so contrived and pretentious, I couldn't care enough to peel back the layers of bull and figure out the point.