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I'm coming late to the party, but thought I'd post a quick review. I have mixed feelings about the book; on the one hand I loved the language and the imagery, on the other I thought it was a bit disjointed and without structure. I thought it would have worked better if all the stories were told from the perspective of the 12 year old Douglas, and got a little lost when the point of view wandered in seemingly random directions. That said, it was a wonderful set of interwoven stories told by a master wordsmith. Some of the stories worked better than others, some were very intriguing (I personally enjoyed the serial killer thread, and was quite satisfied with its denouement).
My favourite thing in the whole book? That the elderly, as seen through the eyes of the children, are living time machines.
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