Some of it. It will pick up pretty soon for you, however... well I don't want to give away too much, but the epilogue was...<a bit of a spoiler> like furby's visit to CF (short and not interesting).
Also, I predicted a lot of that stuff. Particularly about our favorite greasy-haired professor about whom you will learn a HUGE deal. So it was not surprising, and definitely not my favorite book, but still quite a good finish.