This started out interesting, and even somewhat comedic, but lost me somewhere along the way. For me, the idea of the book got mired in details and description. I needed more mental energy than I had at the time, I suppose. Many passages were powerful and well executed, but others felt aimless. And yeah I could have done without the gory details of the extremes of Musa’s evils. But I suppose the author preferred to shock rather than imply.

Upping this a star due to its aftertaste. As this book swirled around in my mushy brain, my opinion of it grew. The idea of the book started to dominate in my memory of it. And the idea of it is amazing.