M. C. Escher 2005 Calendar Dreams and Illusions Book

I really wanted to like this book. It had all the elements of a story that I would normally love. Historical fiction, psychoanalysis in the 1800's, and a female patient. However, I had a hard time with the authors writing and storytelling. I found myself skimming in the first 100 pages and it just never got better for me. I don't know if it was all the dream sequences versus the actual story, or if I just didn't get what the author was trying to say, but I found it tough to read and even confusing at times. I never formed any kind of attachment to the characters and towards the end was just reading words without connecting them to the whole sentence, if that makes sense. I really dislike when I come across a book I so wanted to read only to find out it just isn't all that good. I guess that's why there's so many books and so many opinions of those books. To each their own is a great phrase to use when it comes to literary choices. Happy Reading!