Read it last week and I was eager for it to end throughout the second half or well, even the last two thirds of the book. It’s rather short as a novel but felt drawn-out nonetheless. Probably something that would have worked much better in the novella format.

Interestingly, this is something I’d say about every Calvino book I’ve read so far. He tends to milk whichever idea he comes up with until it’s drier than dirt.