The general consensus was that this was an interesting book. Memorable, and difficult. Some people liked the book, but grudgingly, only after thinking about it for awhile. And some were still thinking.

Great parts of it were pure poetry though. Jenna read from some articles, some about the Cinderella story of a first, and oft-rejected, novel winning the Pulitzer, and some from interviews. George is loosely based on Harding's own grandfather, whose own father had epilepsy and abandoned his family.