Thanks! Makes sense that it's not easy to slough through. Fitzgerald's descriptive skills make me despair of ever writing well, but you have to really concentrate when there's no immediate character interaction. I read it to prep for the movie, too--IT LOOKS SO AMAZING. And I'm so excited Carey Mulligan is in it. Ironically, from the book's description, I thought of Vivien Leigh when I thought of Daisy.

BTW, I swear I'm not ignoring your Dcotor Who posts--I just am really far behind, and have to avoid spoilers. :)