I think Funhouse loved this book. For me, it was a huge surprise. Tremendously enjoyable. Both the characters and the story kept coming back weeks after.
Bar the hyperbole, Steven Moore does a better job than me in explaining what's good about it:
The Past Looms Large
However, if you read French, I made my own attempt a while back:
http://table-rase.blogspot.com/2008/...verything.html