Typical Dave Stone. There's some pretty good story material in here, but as is his wont, the story is bloated, the narrative unfocused. He really does like to start a paragraph saying one thing and then drift off into side commentary like he got distracted by a butterfly or a shiny rock and forgot what he had started to say. This is saved, to an extent, by the fact that his diversions are often genuinely humorous, but it does make it challenging to stay engaged in the primary story.

Personally, I think the story would be better served with less of that, but I think fans of Dave Stone's style will enjoy themselves.