I tried many moons ago and gave up. I would consistently find myself at the bottom of a page with no idea of what I'd just read, and would reread the page only to find myself again at the bottom of the page wondering what the hell I'd just read.
Agreed, it's a fantasy history book that resembles a ton of loosely formed ideas and names and details that don't neatly fit in any way or order. It's like he purposely wrote it to be confusing or difficult to read unless you have a super good retention vibe....and then it is probably still confusing....