I've been reading the novel and it is soooo long. I'm about 60% through (with a lot of skimming) and I don't think I can keep going. It's not that it's bad, it's just there is so much words, a lot of words, that it feels sluggish and never-ending. And most of it is sad and depressing. I applaud the realistic portrayal of hardship, but I just can't get into it enough to read every word. Part of it is that I read two mysteries before it (After Anna and The Wife Stalker). So the change of pace is pretty abrupt. And did I mention it's really long? I got the large print and that book is a behemoth.
I really wanted to like it and finish it but I think I'm going to stop and just wait to watch the movie to see how it ends. What am I missing? It won the Pulitzer. I don't get it.
Anyone read it?