this book should be called RAGE-TIME. it is utterly disappointing and i have to wonder if the people who love this book were reading the same one as I? The boredom it gives off to the reader is over-powering and might as well them to slam the book down and never pick it …more back up again! Doctorow's going back and forth of the characters is sloppy and unprofessional. I do not recommend this book for anyone. (less)