Tough-O-Meter

We've got your back. With the Tough-O-Meter, you'll know whether to bring extra layers or Swiss army knives as you summit the literary mountain. (10 = Toughest)

(7) Snow Line

The book is short, but many of the sentences are long, and flocks of allusions wander about with slow deliberation, like turtles determined to get in your way. There's no way around that turtle; this book is a hike.