Phenomenal. Sometimes rambling. Problematic in small bits. Above all, a breath-taking condensing of experiences in Yugoslavia along with a history of its peoples and some socio-political essaying. One of the smaller qualms with this one is chapter sizes/paragraph breaks/spacing. THIS BOOK IS DENSE. And amazing. But sometimes it's tricky to pick this one up for only a few minutes----make time for this book, and it will prove immensely satisfying.