A great example of modernist writing, combining internal monologues, discussions between angels/spirits, overheard conversations, newspaper story summaries, weather reports, etc. It might greatly help you if you do not think of the main character as a hero but just the protagonist—some of my book club members hated this book because they hated Franz from early on and couldn't see past their rage. Some horribly brutal scenes, one that I literally had to turn away from for a bit.