:) Wow :)

I have to say, I loved this book. A lengthier read than W&P, yet so worth it. And when I read the Afterword, "this book is about the Infinite, and man is a secondary character," I thought well, of course - why didn't I see that from the start.

It's a rather Grand Canyon of a book...beautiful in its vastness. I'm not ready to pick it apart at this moment. But I will say that at one point I was dog-earring every page, or nearly every other page, because of the gorgeous, gorgeous prose.

:)

And I'm glad that school and life and other books interrupted my reading and spread it out over time...I don't know that I shall ever have a feast like this again.

I agree completely! I read three different abridged versions before finally getting my grubby paws on the unabridged--all three versions were okay in their own right but just not the same, you know? I've only had it for three months or so and I've already gotten it all broken in and rather dog-eared, and there's stuff written in the margins... *grins sheepishly*