Status Updates From Ein unerhörter Wunsch

I don't know. Maybe its just because of other things going on in my life, but this book seems to be somewhat slow-moving bore. I find myself now skipping through pages, and I remember a famous author, Elmore Leonard, saying I try to leave out "overly long paragraphs or excessive descriptions—and cut those sections out to keep the narrative moving"

I'm finding that a lot in this book, stuff that should have been cut