Yeah, I get that. It IS hard to get through (I had that problem, but at the same time, felt an irrisistible pull towards the book. I still can't explain it, but I am forever grateful.) but it's so rewarding, you know? And it gets easier and then it's like riding a wave, so free and beautiful. It's good to take your time with it, too, I think, to savor the language. And yeah, don't force it. Let it come to you. ;)

It's not going to make me cry, is it? I can't bear crying; or if it is, it'll at least put me back together at the end, right?

Uhm. Well. Uh.