The Book of Lost Things

There's a lot to say about this book and I cannot resist the impulse to bash it to be honest.

The metaphors, as few as they were, were meaningless. They made no sense!
The story was predictable in all its aspects.
the first 60% of the book dragged on and on and on.
The ending was meh.
The story was very disgusting and described disgustingly.
It wasn't dark as much as it was just plain gross.
I cringed inwardly a lot.
After the first 60%, it was nice reading it. I didn't feel as bored or tired as I felt earlier but that is not enough, to be frank. But it made me give it 2 stars instead of one.