I really enjoyed this book. I can honestly say that I may not have read it without goodreads (I think the sumamry on the inside cover may not have attracted me, but all the awesome reviews on goodreads convinced me to try) and I'm glad I did. Beautiful language and storytelling. The pacing was amazing. The scope of topics covered, and covered well, was incredible. Literally everything from quantum mechanics to tragedies like the tsunami in Japan and 9/11, to bullying in school, Zen Buddhism, suicide in kids and adults, computer programming, different cultures, prostitution, a ton of nature/ecology, and so much more. I really am having a hard time believing that she fit that all into one book in a realistic, acceptable way. The research she must have had to do... I think all in all this was a great book that could appeal to a super wide number of people both in interest level and age. The only thing I didn't like as much was the end, where she pulls in some magic realism/quantum mechanics and the realism of the story disappears. I was kind of iffy on the dream sequences and disappearing parts of the diary because, honestly, the whole book up til then was solid realism storytelling and then all of a sudden I felt like the tone changed and it became a bit too metaphysical. It was too much, I thought. However, I do have a penchant for magic realism in general, so it wasn't enough to dissuade me from the masterpiece that this book is. The author writes an amazing journey in these pages.