Money and conscience are at the heart of Cynthia Ozick's masterly first novel, narrated by a nameless young woman and set in the private world of w...
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Mar 28, 2009
Debi
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Ok, so I finished this book and I'm demoting it to a single star. It's not the worst book I've ever read. It has those occasional quotes that are interesting. But it's artificial. None of the characters are believable or likable...so it's hard to get involved with them or care much about what they're up to. I found myself grousing through the entire book at the inane plot, telling myself that the book wasn't "about" the plot helped keep me going but seriously, it just wasn't worth it.
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Dec 17, 2009
Mark
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What I learned from this book is that I shouldn't try to read thick, Jamesian, gnarled prose as I try to fall asleep at night after reading students' papers all day. I've tried to read this book on-and-off for over a year, but it's just not what I'm looking for; I refuse to slog through another 300 pages when there is a giant list of books I actually want to read and might even enjoy. If I ever get sent to prison, I promise this book will go to the top of my list; then I will read and maybe even
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Sep 07, 2008
Found at my latest favorite bookstore, Kaboom Books in Houston, Texas. [http://www.kaboombooks.com/]
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