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Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
Maybe about halfway through the book it becomes clear how the narrative was constructed, carefully parcelling out the details of Sophie's story, presumably so that it can last long enough to tell Stingo's tale. Stingo himself is the real focus of the book, which is a shame because he's little more than a less debased Philip Roth hero and not especially interesting or easy to empathize with, while the Sophie story is strong enough that it could have stood on its own. I think the best thing I could say is that the book tries really hard. It's even successful, in some ways, but you can feel the strain.