I was a little hesitant when I started this book, but still curious. I immediately felt unmoored in the staccato prose and thrust into a handful of storylines for a bunch of dates...some of which I knew as they related to history; others I had to look up. I'm glad I continued because what comes together is a resonant piece of literature that explores some important events in human history, and what may come next. I should say, what is explored is the human interaction, how we relate, how we witness, how we endure humanity. The final event, set in the future, nearly made me weep while I finished it it in a cold courtroom awaiting to be called for jury selection.

I didn't know stories are
the events that only happen
to other people.

When they happen to you,
they're called the world.

Probably going to be one of the best and memorable books I read this year.