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A review by jijohoje
The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
3.0
The Improbability of Love is the improbable story of a lonely, heartbroken woman down on her luck, buying a valuable but somehow lost masterpiece in a junk shop. The painting as the centerpiece of the book, is entitled The Improbability of Love. The novel is a combination of mystery and romance with a very detailed history of art. Unfortunately it's that detail that bogs down the book and makes the reader want to quit reading in despair.
At times the writing was very good and once I waded through the abundant and overwhelmingly detailed narrative, I found I sort of enjoyed the story. I hate to admit that I skipped through sections of the book rather than slog through pages of unending background information which in the end had very little to do with the plot of the book and in no way enhanced the story. Its sad that the editor did not see fit (or the author did not heed the editor's advice if it was given) to shorten some of the lengthy narrative making the book much more palatable and probably increasing it's popularity.
At times the writing was very good and once I waded through the abundant and overwhelmingly detailed narrative, I found I sort of enjoyed the story. I hate to admit that I skipped through sections of the book rather than slog through pages of unending background information which in the end had very little to do with the plot of the book and in no way enhanced the story. Its sad that the editor did not see fit (or the author did not heed the editor's advice if it was given) to shorten some of the lengthy narrative making the book much more palatable and probably increasing it's popularity.