Has anyone read Iain Banks "The Crow Road"

Hey first post on here :D

I was wondering if anyone has read Iain Banks "The Crow Road". I just finished reading it and it's so confusing ... Has anyone else read this book? How did they find it? I'm not particularly good with books that have a lot of stories running along side each other at the one time. Above all of that it constantly switches forwards and backwards in time with different characters.

Anyone else read the book? From what I dechiphered it was quite enjoyable, but I'm kind of lost as what happened and I have to write an essay on it soon. Could anyone re-run me through the story?

Thanks :D