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greenmtgirl 's review for:
The Long Way Home
by Louise Penny
I think I'm done with this series. Penny's writing has completely devolved; I'm sick of the incomplete and even one-word sentences (even one-word paragraphs!) that attempt to raise the drama to a breathless pitch. I'm tired of the same "insights" being brandished in my face every few chapters, tired of the not-so-witty banter, tired of the outre murders. Oh, and I am really, REALLY tired of Margaret Atwood's horrible poetry (in disguise as Ruth's poetry) being toasted as the Best Canadian Thing Ever Written.
The best thing about this novel is more Myrna, a character I've been wanting to know better for a while. Unfortunately, her therapeutic skills and her ability to reflect others back at themselves turn her into little more than a new entry in the Magical Negro trope.
The best thing about this novel is more Myrna, a character I've been wanting to know better for a while. Unfortunately, her therapeutic skills and her ability to reflect others back at themselves turn her into little more than a new entry in the Magical Negro trope.