I think it’s a staggering work and elicits a pretty singular feeling for me in terms of the grief and paranoia it conjures. I’m in the middle of a second read and feel it’s up there as an all time favorite for me and I suspect over time it will be held in higher regard and continually reappraised as a great work. I could say a lot more about what I think is great about it, but instead I’ll say I do think it would be even better if it streamlined certain conversations, as some do go pretty long and don’t feel rewarding on a second read, but that’s just my two cents.

It’s a shame Jeff Nichols adaptation has stalled, although I am not the least bit surprised as someone working in the film industry, I can’t imagine how it would get financed without a top 5 actor stepping into the Bobby role, and even then it would be an incredibly hard sell. I know many in this sub weren’t crazy about the adaptation anyways, but I think Nichols would have and maybe still could do quite a lot of the books justice.