A great, worthy end to the saga. In many ways, not exceedingly distinct from the previous volumes as a reading experience, as a lot of the flaws and relationships in this book are presented in other volumes; however, the reflection in this one is fascinating--both on the project as a whole looking back as art and its success/failure, and also it's impact on his family/friends and relationships. Easy to be intimidated by the size, but it's definitely worthwhile, and doesn't feel that overwritten/overstuffed, except for the paul celan essay, which is skippable. The Hitler essay though--dont listen to anyone who says to skip the Hitler essay. I mean if it bores you skip it i guess, it's not essential, purely speaking, to the novel, but it's very interesting, and i really enjoyed reading it, along with the rest of the book. 

Rarely have i ever read something that so purely distills being a human in the modern world so fully, and for whatever reason, it's immensely gratifying to walk with someone going through all the good and bad, all the selfishness, all the joy, and in seeing this project to its conclusion and some 40 years of KOK's life, it's impossible to come out unchanged.