I read that during my summer in between high school and college. I had nothing else and I was trying to write an essay based on it for a small scholarship. It’s a bear to make it all the way through. I wouldn’t have made it if I wasn’t really pushing through, wasn’t really enjoying it at the end just cramming through it. Good stuff in there, it started great for me, but I think it’s generally accepted it could have been 1/4 the length. Good luck!