I reread this for the first time since my first read through around 2008/09. I may come back and write a proper review later. This is a story full of unlikable hypocrites, which does not make it bad all on its own - I love a good unlikable character. The mix of pretty and undetatched prose was interesting and if I had more of an interest, it's something that I would have looked at more. The thing that makes rating this difficult though is the racism. There is a certain amount that seems intentional to further themes within the story, but there isn't enough in-text discussion that addresses it directly. I'm still mulling over my thoughts on that. I have a lot of mixed thoughts about whether or not I actually liked it, but perhaps that experience is compelling enough because I am glad that I reread it.