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reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Another novel that was fast and fun to read, but it never quite got above the level of interesting character studies. The story was quick to get the broken-down carnival in possession of its newest attraction (a young woman bought off of a gross man in some desert city) and taking said attraction on a tour of a semi-mythical seven cities in search of fame and fortune, but did it really go anywhere? Really?
No...but that was OK, this was a book to hook me in while I was stuck at the laundry mat and built enough steam to keep me reading it later that evening. Literary entertainment, like a two-parter on PBS or the BBC, it didn't need to really accomplish anything, it passed the time and used some cool words and phrases.
No...but that was OK, this was a book to hook me in while I was stuck at the laundry mat and built enough steam to keep me reading it later that evening. Literary entertainment, like a two-parter on PBS or the BBC, it didn't need to really accomplish anything, it passed the time and used some cool words and phrases.
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