Picked my copy up in Dingle on a trip to Ireland last year at the recommendation of the bookshop. Finally read it and loved it. Jonathan‘s sections were the strongest and by far my favorite, but ultimately, I think the two stories of fatherhood work well together. Carson is unique, insightful, and funny. It‘s not quite magical realism, but definitely magical. A bit glad I hadn‘t known that before, or I might not have picked it up.