Solid disclaimer that I do occasionally struggle with literary fiction. This one kind of blew over me. The writing was good and the scene setting was well-crafted, the story just didn't feel gripping in any way. I just wandered through George's life ping ponging off small moments.

I couldn't connect to the character or the story...I simply found that I didn't care much about the outcome. George's privileged life and his lackadaisical attitude about any responsibility left a rather sour taste in my mouth. He just didn't seem to have any motivation to succeed in anything and nothing that he faced really felt like it lent itself to a solid turnaround. His relationship with Jenny was a disaster and insanely toxic for her. Why she stuck with it for so long is beyond me.

When it really comes down to it, I just couldn't connect and I didn't care what happened to George so I really couldn't care about the story either.