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ajreader's review against another edition
2.0
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The insufferable characters and slow plot made this book a struggle to finish.
The insufferable characters and slow plot made this book a struggle to finish.
technicolour's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Why is everything said to be done at length.
Edited to add more: for a book which supposedly has class consciousness as a core theme it is very sneering of the working classes. This, along the creepy storyline of a TA dating a much younger student, made finding out the author is a university professor very unsurprising. The cliche! I guess those are nitpicking notes, but it was also a quite boring book.
Edited to add more: for a book which supposedly has class consciousness as a core theme it is very sneering of the working classes. This, along the creepy storyline of a TA dating a much younger student, made finding out the author is a university professor very unsurprising. The cliche! I guess those are nitpicking notes, but it was also a quite boring book.
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