You're welcome! My approach to this book was to stop thinking too much about the numerous "plot lines" and just go with the flow.The fact that I bought the book

You're welcome! My approach to this book was to stop thinking too much about the numerous "plot lines" and just go with the flow.The fact that I bought the book in a second-hand bookstore in Berkeley and read most of it while exploring the Californian coast, probably put me in that mindset from the get-go. :)