Can't decide between 4 or 5 stars right now so I'm compromising. I may also need more time to sit with this. Summary of my feelings right now is that I love the plot but on a personal level the writing style wasn't always for me-- occasional sentences that I'd have to reread a few times for awkward phrasing, deliberately not including the details of things (letters, calls, interviews) that are referenced. But these are pretty complaints and the plot was fantastic, and the pacing very good for such a long story.