Horrible. It's a beautifully written book. But the death of the son, and the aftermath, is so very close to what I experienced, that I now can only read a few pages at a time before I am able to do nothing more than sob myself to sleep. I'll finish it, but it's very slow going for me right now. Compelling story, gorgeous language, interesting times. I wonder if you would have trouble reading it too. I think anyone who has lost a loved one would suffer during the descriptions of this family's grief.