Hmm, as a debut, I should probably reserve the option to try another Colson Whitehead in the future as his books have worked for many. Indeed, an enthusiastic pitch is what got me into this one. I fear in the interests of not spoiling anything the pitch I heard misled me into thinking I'd get dueling factions in a whisper of magical realism alternate reality of elevator inspectors: esoteric lit fic/weird book.1/2