Wow. That's all I had to say after finishing that one. Trudy Lewis does some amazing things with language, and the plot is intoxicating. I had some concerns about certain things--like why Libby's father takes it upon himself to protect her by bringing in her on a road trip, then abandons her, or what Cyril's political motives were exactly. Cyril himself seemed so far-fetched--he talks on an allegorical level about the biblical uses of menstrual blood and politics. The end was also a bit extreme. Nevertheless, this was one good read.