Andr01d answers “I have been struggling with reading this...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Little, Big:

I have been struggling with reading this book for two years now. I just don't get it. It has been rated as one of the best 'fantasy' book ever and even one of the best 'sci-fi' books ever (according to the Guardian). But 100 pages in and all you get is a fish that 'might' be able to talk out in a pond somewhere. What is the appeal? I finally gave up reading it. Why the rage?

Andr01d Little Big is a book that induces, best responds to, and is only comprehensible in an altered state of consciousness. In short, you really have to be …moreLittle Big is a book that induces, best responds to, and is only comprehensible in an altered state of consciousness. In short, you really have to be in a certain state of mind to enjoy this book. This isn't a book that is supposed to be gripping, or follow a dynamic plot, or even be especially coherent. Don't just sit there and pick it up diligently every day at bedtime and expect to "get somewhere" like with other fantasy books. The best mode to enter the realm of Little Big is dream-like, trance-like, almost hallucinogenic; the state of mind that allows access to the fairy dimension. You must feel as though you are yourself inside the strange, ever-shifting house at Edgewood. If you have ever accessed such a state of mind (while awake) you will know just what I mean. It is at that moment that you should pick up the book and read.(less)

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