I have started reading Hopscotch by Julio Cortazar, described as a stream of consciousness novel and honestly the most challenging piece of writing I have read.
Has anyone else read the novel? What are your thoughts? Did you also find the narrative challenging to keep focused on?
For anyone that has attempted it, the chapters are not linear, but can be read that way - there are several options regarding how you approach the book, I elected to follow the first 56 chapters as written, and then the numerical suggestion of the choose your own adventure type construct that Cortazar has designed.
If anyone else has read the novel did you take a similar approach or different, how do you think it might have changed your experience?
I was reflecting on other things I read that I found challenging and can think of The Trial by Kafka in a similar vein.
Anyone else? or is it just me out of my depth?