Man floats through as a bump on a log and is shocked, SHOCKED, to learn that he did not recognize or understand the kinds of dramas that were happening to those around him. To his credit, he admits to his own shortcomings of remembrance, but it's still a complex story of missing information until the very end. 
 It's well-written and impressive in how deftly the truth slips into the story but is not understood as such, but ultimately the book left me underwhelmed.