Also, this is timely because I just lent a friend my copy of Waging Heavy Peace (which I recommend if you have not read). She just returned it to me w/o having finished it, her excuse being that it was too "written by Neil." I love my friend but I thought, you’re missing something here…

Pretty sure I would have liked this one even if clumsily executed (given my personal unwavering admiration for Neil) but a) it was perfectly executed, b) #5 is one of my top favorites in a sea of Neil favorites and c) I’ll be coming back to this one. Thank you!

Perfectly constructed - and many inspired choices.