The story behind the creation of The Story of My Teeth just adds layers of depth to the interesting and uniquely enjoyable story and syntax that are still incredibly consumable when translated into English (One of these days, I will have the Spanish language skills necessary to read this again as it was written. I was very ready to go along with Highway's version of events, in that I was willing to accept him as an unreliable narrator, and follow his story to its conclusion, whatever it may be. I was very surprised by the turn of events in which he wakes up in a room full of video clowns. The last chapter POV switch was also really cool to see - to have the story retold, summarized, and expanded on from a third party observer in the situation. I enjoyed the quasi realism of it at the humanity level, in which the clergy at the beginning and Highway's son are the bad guys in Highway's story (as told by his biographer/scribe but not as perceived by Highway), and Highway is the bad guy in his son's story. The complicated nature of people and their self perception is masterfully captured in this book. I also really enjoy the way Highway conveys information with full stops