Hello!
Overall, I found this an easy, fun read.
Your writing style with its action and plot focus was engaging and the simplicity of the language made it easy to process while progressing the narrative at hand.
I liked how every paragraph got something done in the plot and physical world, as opposed to long ruminations. I like that because it kept the action going and kept me engaged with little effort, which is always nice at 3 AM. (haha) The questions arguably didn't, and arguably those should rather be implied, but as they are Cove's narration, they do fine.
The largest complaint I'd like to lodge is, indeed, the lack of a concrete setting - things don't feel entirely grounded. That can be hard to work in without grinding the narrative to a stop, so this isn't a dealbreaker, but a couple more details worked in would go a long way towards engaging the reader further.
As a reader, I'm not entirely sure what's going on a grander scale, so hopefully the next chapter would establish more of the world, setting, and Cove himself. That's a good thing as well, as far as flow goes - I want to read the next chapter, after all!
Now - should you do this for NaNo or no? I haven't read Stone Cold Hands, so I'm not certain of what's there, so this shouldn't be taken comparatively. In evaluating whether or not this is a good NaNo idea, one should first consider 1) whether you'll still care after a month, and then 2) whether there's enough content. In honesty, I didn't see enough groundwork for a larger plot to go 'yes! that's the one!', but if you have more material floating around that just didn't pop up, then that'd be a good time, I think. It's really up to you. But you knew that.
Good night and good luck!
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