This was a HEAVY read, both in page count and in content, and it took me a long time to get through. On one hand, I can absolutely see why this book won a Pulitzer. The writing is wonderful, and the themes are thought-provoking. This is, objectively, a very good book.

With that being said, I didn't jive with it in the way I had hoped I would. The pace dragged for most of the length, and I felt like it was probably 100 pages too long. I thought the plot was interesting but it didn't move at a pace enough to keep me engaged. I thought the ending was good and ended on a slight up note, but the catharsis wasn't great enough for all of the trauma Demon goes through, in my opinion. 

I think I would recommend this to people who are fans of literary fiction or hard-hitters, and, like I said, I understand why people love this book. I think it's deserved. However, this is not light reading and I wouldn't go into this on a whim. Could be slump-inducing if you're unprepared.