I just realized that perhaps my interest in reading Finnegans Wake is due to its similarity to nonlinear fiction-- or perhaps it can be considered nonlinear fiction.
The story comes not through reading the book from start to finish, since it can't be said to begin or end. It comes through examination, study and consultation of other stories. Even if the plot is explained, which can be summed in a page, it still is not the story. The story exists as a synthesis of all of these different sources.