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A review by gabsalott13
The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter
I want y'all to know that I really tried with this one, for a long while! This year was supposed to be the year I really moved into several mysteries and thrillers, and so I was excited to try this book that'd been personally suggested to me through my library's recommendation program. It seemed like a group of people I'd be interested in mocking--I mean reading--about, and so I was excited to dive in.
BUT: The wry, detached narrative style just does not work for me. I felt this way in [b:The Long Fall|4163411|The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)|Walter Mosley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1289346452l/4163411._SY75_.jpg|4210693], but was able to push through it. When I realized I was over 200 pages into this book and still had to listen to much more of Talcott's high-brow misery, I just couldn't do it!
BUT: The wry, detached narrative style just does not work for me. I felt this way in [b:The Long Fall|4163411|The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)|Walter Mosley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1289346452l/4163411._SY75_.jpg|4210693], but was able to push through it. When I realized I was over 200 pages into this book and still had to listen to much more of Talcott's high-brow misery, I just couldn't do it!