It took me almost three months to get through the book. I like Fry and I think this book earns its place in the library's music section. However, I would've given four stars if the book hadn't been sooooo demanding to read. One can be oh so funny for 300 pages, but one's reader won't stay amused reading the same joke with different words over and over again. Even when everything is funny, it's not genuinely entertaining half the time. I got through the book a dozen pages or so at a time, and I'm glad I did. I just think that a bit more darling-killing would've been in place.