At first I found this book hard to get into, and had just picked up the plot when the first section ended mid-sentence. I was actually mad about it, but decided to press on and ended up loving it. It’s an interesting book in terms of structure and format, loosely connecting ideas through generations and different geological locations without really explaining the link between them. That is up to the reader to decide if there is an important link or just random connections. There is a lot going on in this book and so it’s not really an easy read. Just when you think you have a handle on what’s going on, it all changes. But in fact, that’s what I liked best about it.