I'll be blunt. I thought it was exceptionally poorly written. I couldn't get past the first few pages. No description whatsoever. I had no idea where I was, what thing or people looked like, what was where, and everything else.
I share your feelings about the first few pages and I won't say that this book is up for any literary prize.
However, its construction is quite clever when you look at it : the style evolves as the main character gets more "human", less than just a persona on a chip.