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ajlf246 's review for:
The Bookbinder
by Pip Williams
I can’t tell if I struggled with the theme and writing of the book itself or if the book was partially a victim of circumstances and poor timing in my life (I.e. busy life, work stuff, kid stuff). Unfortunately, I literally had to drag myself into this book each time I went to read it up until the last ten chapters or so. I am not one to give up on books (they must be terribly horribly bad for me to quit) so I still finished, but it took forever, it felt like work, it was unenthusiastic, and I felt the ending was lacking in every possible way for climactic delivery. I had a hard time liking the characters though I’m not sure this one was the fault of the author- I think I just have biases that are my own for people who make choices and then throw pity parties about them and act like victims. There was much I probably could have enjoyed about this book at a different time perhaps, but even then I’m not sure. I still give it three stars for originality, clarity and storyline overall. But I can’t imagine a more boring read.