Originally posted by Omerta_Kosmos:
Hmmmmmm.... first read it in '93... reread it about once per year...just finished today...13 times!
But after the first time, I always skipped the Lucy parts, and most of the Johnny/Nino stuff...
So I guess technicaly, only once 
O_K, your skipping of the Lucy parts and most of the Johnny/Nino stuff marks you as a true man of discernment. They are the Achilles' heel of the novel.
