Stupendous. Magnificent. The breadth of Tolstoy, the humanity of Shakespeare. This reviewer is awestruck by the sheer … greatness of this treasure. Only an addled misanthrope would not be moved to tears by the compelling narrative, the perfect writing and the sheer TRUTH about the meaning of life and God and everything. Six stars out of five. James Joyce would weep to see how trite his own books are by comparison.