Coetzee's Slow Man is definitely deserving of all accolades. I would guess that anyone who has ever lost a limb would judge the treatment of it as accurate.

Intimacy and its illusory quality is at the heart of the novel; physical closeness does not denote a meeting of minds, rancour doesn't necessarily mean a lack of deep love.

Plotwise, it is only dawning on me now that there may be a touch of the Sixth Sense about Slow Man. Does Elizabeth Costello really exist in the context of the novel? (Coetzee has another book devoted solely to her). Is there ever a point where she speaks directly to any of the other characters? A re-read is in order!