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by Andrew Ridker (Goodreads Author)

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Is anyone else struggling to make progress with this book? I think the characters are insufferable and there's no flow in his writing style.

Ami Elizabeth Yes! Quit reading because the characters were so uninteresting.

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I can't STAND Jonathon Franzen as an author. Is this actually similar? Is the main character a self-pitying whiner?

riss I have not gotten very far into this book, nor have I read any of Jonathan Franzen's works, but I do not find this to be anywhere near enjoyable. The …moreI have not gotten very far into this book, nor have I read any of Jonathan Franzen's works, but I do not find this to be anywhere near enjoyable. The characters are bland and self important. I haven't formed an attachment to any of them. (less)

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