This book won the Pulitzer, and I guess I can see why. A lot of people really love it, and I can absolutely see why. Unfortunately, I didn't have the same rapturous experience reading this that many others did. It was a beautifully written book, and the author certainly has a way with words. But despite the beauty of the language, a lot of the book just drifted. The short, time-jumpy chapters seemed like a gimmick, used to create suspense or tension rather than advancing the story. If anything, I think the format kept me from engaging with the characters as much as I hoped to. The combination of the poetic writing and the short "nuggets o' imagery" chapters gave the book a superficial, almost artificial feeling. Very pretty to look at, but not as much as I'd hoped underneath.