This story left an indelible impression on me. I felt it on so many levels; so much so, I had to take a few weeks' hiatus to pull myself together. As thought-provoking as it is sombre and sad, the novel depicts the pursuit of happiness through a revolutionary memory-alteration procedure: a soul-searching experience for a reader who consequently questions what they would willingly risk for true happiness; like Aaron Soto, my answer was... ANYTHING.