It took me almost two years to finish this book. This is the reason I almost never give up on a book. When I first started it, I couldn't stand the writing style. It was over-the-top pretentious and the author was in love with the fact that he could write a sentence that went on for ten lines. So annoying! I couldn't bring myself to read more than a couple pages every few weeks and kept picking up other books instead. Then I ran out of Kindle books and decided to force myself to finish it. Either I got used to the writing style or the author mellowed out. It turned out to be a very enjoyable book and I'm glad I finished it.