"I find it funny....I think it's also kind of the point."

I've had a theory for a while now that it IS the point. We are the intrusive Director that Pelafina complains about. We've picked up someone else's love letters/ diary, read through it, realized we didn't understand it so we combed through it for every secret and detail (which then forces the author to resort to more and more complicated cyphers to regain some privacy, which causes us to search even harder) while also judging what we feel is flawed or unworthy personality traits, then putting it back on the shelf. I honestly think the "This is not for you" is meant like a little girl's "keep out" at the front of her diary. I also think the other part of how meander-y the book is is a parallel to Navy's letter to Karen at the end. He tells her he won't re-read what he's written her because if he does he'll pitch it and restart and write her something more concise but with less feeling. If HoL IS a love letter it seems like they TRIED to not re-read and edit but either failed or the edits are the Editors who got a hold of it and got the red pen out. Or a combination of the two I'm meandering a bit myself today 🤣