Yeah, I can tell you put a lot of thought into the story. I think it's very well written. Also, looking at Jonas, I got sidetracked into thinking what a PhD lit student researches for their dissertation (as a fellow PhD candidate) XDD
... Oh. The moment I saw Jonas' flashback, I kinda figured out about Lazare and his novel. Didn't reduce the horror when things were going down, though. I wish I was wrong...