I loved this. I got George's story first, and what a great story is was - full of so many teenage things that I remembered from thirty years ago. Francesco's story took me longer to get into, and although I understand that mixing a bit of both stories is part of the point of this book, it was these sections that worked less well for me. The parts when Francesco was only talking about his history of painting and growing up really kept me fascinated. Very occasionally I felt that something was there simply to make sense for those people who would read Francesco first. But all that shouldn't put you off. Highly recommended.