Hmm. Hmmm. I feel weird about giving this book three stars; it seems like it should have more, but according to GR three stars means "I liked it." And I didn't "really like" or "love" this book. So three it is. But it was good. I *loved* Elizabeth Costello, and Elizabeth turned up as a minor-ish character in this novel, which I was excited about. But the protagonist viewed her as kind of a joke. Which I did not like. But she treated the protagonist as a joke, too. I don't know. I did like the exploration of disability and immigration and "home." And I do like the way Coetzee writes, the artistry of the individual sentences. And this was a pretty quick-paced read.