I’d be shocked if this doesn’t end up my book of the year. The prose frequently gave me goosebumps. The descriptions of people and relationships were so evocative and beautifully realized. I often had to put the book down to recover from the beauty of the language. Even more often, I’d have to put it down because it was impossible to read with tears in my eyes. It’s hard to say definitively how I’ll feel about this novel long-term so soon after finishing it, but it really feels like I’ve just read a book that I’ll think about for the rest of my life.