Sometimes in the midst of reading this book, I would realize that I had no idea what was going on. I was never quite sure if this was because my attention was slipping or because the writing in the book sometimes slips out of sublimity. Either way, you definitely really have to force yourself just to keep reading--to just keep plowing onward, because you're not going to soak all of it in. It's just too dense. But for the frequent moments of utter brilliance scattered all throughout the book, it's worth it. Don't be daunted by the opacity of much of it.