Finally! This was the wrong book for me at this time in my life: things have been chaotic, so I did not have the mental energy to really love this book. I loved some of the characters and sections, but felt like putting the book down during the long philosophical discussions.

Hustvedt's first novel, The Blindfold, was one of my favorite books, but I hated her second novel so much that I swore that I would never read anything of hers. I'm glad that I read this, but I would have appreciated it so much more when I was in school.