I really feel like this book was a 3.5 star book, but of course I cannot do that. The story was beautiful, a mix of coming of ages and reflections of the old. Different POVs and time periods. Lots of self exploration that was very compelling. And the style of writing, an excerpt from a character's book or screenplay or pitch mixed in with the normal prose, was a really interesting device. I appreciated the character and plot development very much. But for some reason, the book just never took off for me. I enjoyed it, but didn't get that "can't put it down feeling," and unfortunately in this case, that a super important part of reading for me. Too much for me too overlook the lack of it in this book.