I wrote a "Thoughts I Had While Reading This Book" post, if you want to check it out. No pressure or anything.

If I squint, I think I can see why this is a classic (and a beloved one, at that), but it doesn't really work for me — I have some ethical hesitations about the romance, and some of the fourth-wall breaks are more annoying than funny since there are so many of them. Certain plot developments stretch my suspension of disbelief right to the breaking point, though Goldman is such a fantastic storyteller that I still wanted to see it through to the end.