So first I like thought this book was alright, then I hated it, then I read the afterword explaining it all and liked it better than the book. In the end, meh. Niffenegger writes such a compelling explanation of the story, articulating her desire to show the joy of a lifetime of reading coupled with the possibility of shutting oneself away behind books. However, the enchantment of the mysterious RV and its contents suddenly turns into a dark moment that lacks any emotion or reflection. When I first started reading the book, I thought that she was right to do it as a graphic novel since the plot was conceptual and so thin on character development. Having read the after matter, I now think this idea could turn into a lovely novel that draws in reading-loving readers in a way that the graphic novel failed to achieve.