The writing is of course beautiful and I thought that the POV-changing conceit was ambitious and meaningful--I think I understood some of what he was trying to say and why he chose the form he did. However, some of the POV segments grabbed me much more than others--I thought there was some inconsistency. It read much more like short stories than a novel and didn't quite tie together for me. 
 Having said that, I don't think it was supposed to tie together--it might have even been ABOUT not tying together--so maybe my reaction was just my dislike for the messiness of life in general. I don't know.