I've had this book for years and have absolutely no memory of what prompted me to buy it. Only reason I read it now was that it was the slimmest book on my bookshelf and I wanted something quick to read.

The story's enjoyable enough, but when you stop to think about it, practically nothing happens in the book. People talk endlessly and that's about it.

A 5-second internet search also revealed that the claim on the book's cover of being "the first paperback ever published!" is blatantly false.