FWIW, _Gnomon_ is IMHO a sprawling mess that has pretentious metaphors and numerous loosely connected strands. Like _Cloud Atlas_ but with less structure and mo

FWIW, _Gnomon_ is IMHO a sprawling mess that has pretentious metaphors and numerous loosely connected strands. Like _Cloud Atlas_ but with less structure and more tangents. You may be OK with that (and I am); but if you aren't, it won't be for you.