The other reviews describe the book well. Conceptually, a wonderful idea, but then the execution is not explained at all, leaving your stumbling through the first few chapters wondering what is going on. When written as a non-fiction entry, the results are positive (the chapter on Sappho sticks in the mind), but when used as the basis of a short story, it’s hard to understand the significance, and the dots are hard to connect. Beautiful language, but let down from the structure and form.