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ashleyjstone 's review for:
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell
I would give this book three stars instead of four, but for the painstaking research that went into writing an historical novel of admirable accuracy, and for the fact that, at 588 pages, it kept me reasonably distracted for the duration of my recovery from a cold virus.
The characters were flat: by and large, "bad" characters are disgusting and thoroughly evil, incorrigible, and unworthy of sympathy; similarly, "good" characters are good with little nuance.
The element of romance left me unsatisfied.
The third part of the book seemed lazy, like Mitchell got tired of telling the story so he just left us with a highlights reel. I felt I had invested substantially into the characters, but I got little return on that investment.
I liked the chapter narrated by Weh, a slave.
The characters were flat: by and large, "bad" characters are disgusting and thoroughly evil, incorrigible, and unworthy of sympathy; similarly, "good" characters are good with little nuance.
The element of romance left me unsatisfied.
The third part of the book seemed lazy, like Mitchell got tired of telling the story so he just left us with a highlights reel. I felt I had invested substantially into the characters, but I got little return on that investment.
I liked the chapter narrated by Weh, a slave.