You can read this novel for its silliness and absurdity. Its author uses every trick in the book—and a few uniquely his own—to keep the laughs coming. You don’t have to take this novel seriously. You may enjoy merely for the fun of it.You can read this novel for its wit and flights of lyricism, its clever turns of phrasing, its pearls of wisdom and insight. Or for its complex plot, its unexpected twists and turns; its cast of bizarrely colorful characters.You can read this ...