I  am going to have to reread this at some point, because wow. This novel is a meditation on life, art, and how they are connected, at least to me. This is one of those books that should be on everyone's life-TBR, it truly deserves to be read. It is a brick, that much is true, but it is fantastically written. I have a strong feeling that once I get around to rereading this, it will be a full five stars from me, but for now I am keeping it at a four, since I struggled with it a bit every now and then, and because I do not fully "get it" quite yet.