I would explain what It was like reading Black Helicopters as... Weirdly suspenseful. I was consternated by the odd way Blythe Woolston described this illusion of a story. It was a creepy mystery. If it was a little closer to the dark side it could have been a horror book! The style used to write the story was fascinating, but his characters were shady, and often they didn't stick with a strait path of morals. I have trouble reading a novel if I dislike the characters; the one person that kept me reading was Eric. I think the whole hatred for everyone but Eric actually added to the story. The storyline and plot were disturbing, the ending was crazy and the characters erratic, all-in-all, it was written brilliantly if you wanted to portray an overwhelming feeling of nothingness, and no moral. The setting was vague and unreal, I felt like I was in a haze. I liked the style, but I didn't really like the book. It was very creative and unique, but I wouldn't recommend this book to younger teens.