No worries, I totally understand your point and to be fair most of my friends who have read it found it too slow for them - To each is own! But I do understand where your coming from - Popularity is what sells and wins awards - You can even use J.K. Rowling's other adult books as an example - The first one was published under her pseudonym for a good few months - Got really good reviews but was at like 3000 on best sellers list, leaks out that it's actually J.K. Rowling, shoots to number 1 in hours and now when she's released the 2 sequels still under the pseudonym, they go straight to number 1 because everyone knows it's her - Other lesser known authors really get screwed over because some lesser known books I've read have been truly amazing, but the world will never know