A review by melindavan
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo

1.0

I guess you need to be over 60 to appreciate this book? I have to admit I just don't get it. It's rambling, pointless and I cared nothing about any of the characters. They are a bunch of miserable people leading miserable lives and doing nothing to improve them. I'm just not into the "let's wallow in life's misery and call it intellectual" kind of story. I have to admit I didn't even finish it. I was flat out bored.

I saw many reviews that claimed humor was a large part of this book. I didn't find any humor in it anywhere. If that's humor, just shoot me now.


To quote someone else's review, I found this a "rambling, stream-of-consciousness narrative overripe with literary pretense."