It took me a hot minute to get into this--I appreciated having Morrison's commentary at the front, because it let me relax and just flow with the story. Once I was able to do that, and especially once I understood what was going on narration-wise, it was a really beautiful and lovely book. I'm not sure it's one I'd start with--Morrison makes reference to this being a kind of spiritual sequel to Beloved so it probably makes sense to read that first even if the content isn't a direct corollary. Regardless, this really was a beautiful book and I'd love to talk about it with other people!