I have been trying to read this book for forever. I had the kindle version and could not get into it because, as it turns out, not all books are easy to digest when read in short chunks on the kindle.
I finally got the audio version and just let myself listen to the story. I'm not entirely sure I got all of it. I'm not entirely sure I was supposed to.
But it was such a fascinating listening experience, especially given Samatar's elegance that makes every line feel just a bit like an epic poem, that I'm glad I figured out how to make this story work for me.