I'm surprised I have never heard of this book before; I found it to be extraordinary. There's just a way the author has of gliding over the facts, then going back and reversing the impression you got the first time that really struck me. This is the epitome of an unreliable narrator, but at the same time he never actually lies, as far as I could tell. Even before you get to the subject matter, which I imagine has turned a lot of people off, this is a brilliant work.