I've read a lot of his stuff. I read this a year ago when I read a Jack Black interview where he said he was reading it since they wanted him to be in a movie version of it.
it's pretty good. pretty classic Rudy Rucker. the beginning is amazing.
while writing this i totally forgot what spurred this post to begin with! danny clowes is set to write the screen play, which is a weird decision. he's a comic book writer. s'done some underground type stuff. i don't know if that's a good fit, but i guess we'll see. this ones been in the chute for a long while--can't wait to finally see it.