Note for new update 1.3: Some folks are still experiencing the game cutting off. Starting from a fresh save remedies this for now
So if you're starting from a fresh save and already played the story thus far, go to Config > check the Skip Unread Text box. This should allow you to skip the story briskly enough that you can make it to the part you left off at. In the meantime we'll figure things out if older Pre-1.3 save files can still be reused without issues..