I'll have to agree with the people claiming that Hotakainen is the knight in shining white armor, riding in to rescue the Finnish book-writing business from itself. I also agree that it's about time somebody wrote a book about the search for the perfect house, which is the main occupation of most people at some point in their lives. When you couple Hotakainen's writing skills with this fertile subject matter just waiting to be mined, it's no wonder the result is this good. Highly recommended for just about everyone.