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People like to gatekeep it because it's unique in its formatting and style.
Basically it's a story with a ton of nested framing devices. You have:
The story unfolds in a way that invites you to read through footnotes, appendices, and sprawling side-narratives to a point where you can just get lost in random threads. Some people really like that, I find it annoying. It would be more involving if the characters were better. Even the side characters are mostly just assholes or set dressing, and every woman in the story is a loose slut to a point where it's weird.
Thanks for the explanation :D I remember some of the things I found out before and now it finally makes more sense. I saw some of the names you mentioned but it never clicked for me that it's (in-universe) multiple people's writings that make up the book. It definitely sounds interesting, and I'm fearing and looking forward to how cringe-worthy the characters can get.