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The further I got into this novel, the less I liked it. The book's big reveal, the historical name of its protagonist, was fairly obvious from the beginning. Moreover, as the author was careful to include many intimate details from the real-life biography of the protagonist (including some fairly hilarious asides slipped into footnotes), I think the book would have been a more enjoyable read if the author had not bothered to tell readers what we already knew. In addition, I found the meta-fiction subplot annoying: it interjected an unnecessary metaphysical dimension to the narrative while furnishing the author his excuse (or was it a mandate?) to include graphic and cringe-inducing descriptions of the protagonist's sexual encounters.