false 546644 0679721827 9780679721826 978 154 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175699207m/546644.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546644.The_Fifth_Child 7728 Doris Lessing 8436 1290 4 2 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 20:09:35 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 20:19:38 -0800 2009 Not going to mention plot, that is everywhere, but the writing style was great. Lessing wrote non-stop, with no chapters or white space so I read it that way and finished it in one morning.
Enjoyed her writing, enjoyed my wondering what was going to happen and why. Enjoyed the many comments here by others who read it.

Going to read more Lessing -- like her intelligence.]]>