Although this book became a bit of a struggle to finish, I‘m giving it a so-so because there were aspects I enjoyed. I felt it gave a good sense of Lisbon, Portugal in 1936. I was originally intrigued by the character of Ricardo Reis, a pen name of real author Fernando Pessoa whose ghost is also a character in this story. However, I came to detest Ricardo Reis for his treatment of Lydia, and the ending was unsatisfactory after all those pages.