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What Members Thought
I am incredibly glad I picked this book back up. I first attempted to read it a few years ago, after it won several awards and was being lauded as simply amazing. I was apparently not in a good place for its complex seriousness as I couldn't get myself interested in the story. This time around, historical fiction was back to being my jam. I picked up the audio, which was a fantastic way to experience this story...especially given the attention of the novel to the sense of hearing via the radio a
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This is the first book in a new reading challenge, and not something I usually read. I really liked the story. The beginning and the end are really good, only the middle was a little slow.
What made it 3 stars for me, was the prose. I can see why a lot of people like it, but is not really for me. Sometimes it made story run a bit long.
But overall I liked the book, and it was fun to read something out of my comfort zone for a change!
What made it 3 stars for me, was the prose. I can see why a lot of people like it, but is not really for me. Sometimes it made story run a bit long.
But overall I liked the book, and it was fun to read something out of my comfort zone for a change!
Highly recommend this book. Very engrossing story.
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