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bitterindigo 's review for:
Taft
by Ann Patchett
Probably my least favourite of Ann Patchett's novels, which is to say still incredibly good. Fabulous writing, and the character of John Nickel is well-drawn and engaging. Fay Taft is a little precious -- sweet and vulnerable but tough-as-nails, almost too perfect -- she's the closest to a type that I've ever found in one of Patchett's books. It feels more like a vignette or novelette than a novel. I'm curious as to what made Patchett choose to write a book with a black man as the main character. It didn't feel forced or unnatural to me, but then I'm so completely not a black man.