It's possible one needs to find astrology interesting in order to enjoy this book (I don't). With all the praise this book has received, I was very disappointed to find it to be such a slog. It's a complicated story with many characters, told in multiple flashbacks and from differing points of view, but it lacked the ability to draw me in such that I was inspired to keep track of all of them. Whereas in other novels of similar length and complexity, I find myself keeping notes or a character list to ensure I am following the action properly, I repeatedly found myself a little lost but just pushing through and assuming I'd figure it out -- I didn't care enough to backtrack. Ultimately I found this book very disappointing.