Dull, uninspired writing about things no one cares about. Stephanie Meyer could write better crap. Fortunately, I don't have cats, so I'll never write about them.
It's really hard to rate this book. Layton is not a writer, but an eyewitness and survivor. The writing is not bad; it's just not a finely crafted work by someone along the lines of Jon Krakauer. Her story, though, is compelling and important.