"An utterly superb excursion into everything you want a book to make an utterly superb excursion into. A page-turner, yet an excruciatingly slow burn. Its flaws, if any, are also its strengths. Paradoxically. You'll never forget it, and that's just as ominous as it sounds. Paradoxically. If this book doesn't undermine our rigid preconceptions, and wipe away all that divides us, then try another book by this author."