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A review by momadvice
Laura Rider's Masterpiece by Jane Hamilton
2.0
I am a huge fan of Jane Hamilton's work and was so looking forward to reading this. I will admit that the cover and immediately laugh-out-loud opening chapter are what sucked me in.
From that point on, the novel went downhill for me. What I thought was going to be a funny book soon turned into a very strange world complete with talk of aliens, knee families, and other made-up stories.
The ending didn't really draw any conclusions and the plot did not seem to go anywhere.
I would recommend this as a quick beach read, but not to be surprised if the opening chapter is the best part about this book. I have not given up on Jane Hamilton though and am hoping that her next book will be as great as that first chapter of this one!
From that point on, the novel went downhill for me. What I thought was going to be a funny book soon turned into a very strange world complete with talk of aliens, knee families, and other made-up stories.
The ending didn't really draw any conclusions and the plot did not seem to go anywhere.
I would recommend this as a quick beach read, but not to be surprised if the opening chapter is the best part about this book. I have not given up on Jane Hamilton though and am hoping that her next book will be as great as that first chapter of this one!