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I gave it a go. The first few pages made me laugh. Also there's a character presented who shows an interesting viewpoint on white privilege within art.

But for me the book quickly turned into another academic-writes-a-novel sort of story. This sounds cynical. Many academically-inclined novelists have written great books. But there's a flavour of trendy literary fiction that I'm starting to feel alienated by, and that's this kind: the protagonist is from a wealthy background, seems fashionably jaded and a little bit lost. Plus almost every paragraph is infused with decontextualised cultural/local references, only a handful of which I feel the average reader like myself will recognise or appreciate.

I remember at uni studying a few of these types of novels, a couple of which I liked. But well out of formal education now, I'd like something more than a style of book for an author to splurge their learning to impress the reader. It's self-serving and I feel that's what a story teller will be wary of.

Does the story get better?

I'll read the blandest story if the narrator is good.