it was a big relief to get to page one of the books of jacob. oh i wanted to like it very much but it was like that recent documentary about a cult leader, i just don't the charisma. he seemed like such a putz and i scratch my head thinking stupid people. i know that's oversimplifying but i tried. it's a big relief to be reading the employees by olga ravn and the symphonies by andrei bely. you can't blame a book, or a writer, if you get stuck in a morass of pages. the next book awaits you.