third, the story is told in a way that makes it really difficult to follow the plot, because the author keeps jumping backwards and forwards in time — not in the sense of “twenty years ago, such-and-such happened”, but skipping back and forth almost at random over the period of what seems to be a couple of weeks. it can be very challenging to play on a pool table that is not smooth enough. how can we hide from death? appreciated his and the band’s music and presentation. 