Not gonna lie, it took me FOREVER to get into this. But I hate giving up on a book so I was just going to skim my way through (yah, I know it’s cheating…) and then about half way in I just got really really into it and started appreciating Joyce’s range and style. I still don’t recommend it to absolutely everyone, I definitely had to make the commitment to read it on my own, but I’m still glad I did it and I ended up really enjoying it.