It ain't my novel and, yes, it would have done more for you. Read it and find out for yourself.
Again, I'll repeat. No novelist was/is more egotistical than Norman Mailer yet he even proclaimed From Here To Eternity a better novel than he could have written. It just killed him inside to admit that but Jones' novel was just that good that he had to.
Tell you what, I'll try "From here" as soon as I have time. September, maybe; I'm barely keeping up with my current series as it is. I won't knock it til I've tried it, but... well, everyone has different tastes. That's what makes things interesting. Insulting SF will make it even more interesting, for you.... ;-)