Certainly one of the best books I have read. I’m sure the nuances are mostly subconscious to me, but the fabulism-of which it is a classic example-is an inspiration of how myth can survive this milieu.

Although I have my doubts about the intentions of using women or a city as a metaphor, few books apparently have gotten so far using a strictly metaphorical framework, and for this reason it seems like pure gold.

The creative ingenuity is astonishing; particularly as an artist the landscapes, follies, and constructions are beyond wonder.

If I had a ticket to leave the planet for someplace better, this might be something I would take with me.