I do not rate this book at all. While I realize the writing style is intended to come across as a stream of consciousness, in my opinion it is not successful. I found it like wading through treacle. The long lists of consumer products are not a realistic portrayal of anyone’ …more s inner thoughts. Comparisons to Joyce are an insult to Joyce’s intelligent use of language. I saw no echoes of that here. To paraphrase Amadeus ‘too many words’. (less)