this book was absolute hell to read but extremely rewarding when i finished it. i started reading it two years before i started college and it really took me a year to read it, as i finished it like the week before i got to college. although it’s difficult to start, once you get into the thick of this book and stop trying to force yourself to comprehend everything, it gets a lot easier to go through — but, of course, you will miss a lot. i plan to re-read it sometime soon, though last time i started i gave up a few pages into it.