[Brown Rat]

I'm on page 74, and that may be it for me. On page 70, I started skimming, and even the skimming isn't helping me avoid distaste. As you say, Teresa, the current narrative isn't any better than the previous exposition.

It is rare--extremely rare--for me not to finish a book once I have begun reading it. It's been four years since the last time I didn't finish a book, and I've read approximately 350 books during that period.