The Book Sill - Under the Volcano

Michael Schmidt's introduction puts it this way: "Many readers find it hard to break into Under the Volcano. [...] it can take several attempts before one really gets going. [...] This is style as architecture [...]. It is 'vertical', balanced, stilled in time, not 'horizotal', in flow [...] the book makes the kind of sense that Lowry intends only on a third reading [...]. This is my second attempt at reading Lowry's novel and my first completion. I will keep the comments at that for now. Good luck to anyone who intends to undertake the same reading. It is probably worth it. I will provide my definitive answer in a couple of years.