I listened to this, which I think may have been a mistake. Due to the side characters and side stories, it was really easy to lose interest and get bored. Many people seem to really love this book and the writing and I just didn't connect the same way. The overall message is wonderful; finding humanity and community. The ending was beautiful. But everything else between was not cohesive enough for me. Again, I feel like maybe I am missing something.
I did watch the author speak about this book. I know it was well researched and thought out, everything was done for a reason. And I really appreciated the insight into this process and book and his overall drive to write things that are hopeful, that offer solutions instead focusing so hard on the bad. "Tune out people who make a living off showing our differences." So I will definitely check out more books, but read vs listen.