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 back up again! Doctorow's going back and forth of the characters is sloppy and unprofessional. I do not recommend this book for anyone.