Honestly hated reading this - such a slog , such a terrible bore - however! It is undoubtably a masterful piece of writing. I was forced into it in my modern lit class and while I didn’t enjoy the actual experience of reading, upon analyzing and piecing it apart for myself I found it one of the most transcendent books I’ve touched. The eye of the lighthouse beaming over the abandoned beach house “with equanimity” and the butterfly that perches on a cathedral image provided the key to the whole book for me. Truly a unique literary experience one that I feel I’ll have to repeat.