Update, Dec 2022: Holds up well on rereading, although this time I found it choppier than I remembered: as if each chapter was written as a standalone mini-episode, then they were assembled into a book as an afterthought. A great book to read on a drizzly winter day.

It reflects poorly on me that I could even speak of this in the same sentence as the infinitely-more-sophisticated [b:Lincoln in the Bardo|61070577|Lincoln in the Bardo|George Saunders|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652218586l/61070577.SY75.jpg|50281866]; it’s even worse that I could prefer this one. So be it: I am the person I am, not the one I wish to be.