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Robbie's (overly-optimistic?) 2015 Plan
By Robbie · 3 posts · 70 views
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last updated Dec 30, 2014 02:12PM
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3.5 stars
Despite finding that every single character landed, most of the time, somewhere on the scale from "not very sympathetic" to "despicable", I also found that I did really like this novel. The narrative choice — story within a story, i.e. the frame narrative device — felt questionable at times, but it did work, and did not take away from the reading experience. In any significant fashion, anyway.
Here's the thing: This is not some great love story for the ages. Well, it is, but not in the way that s ...more
Here's the thing: This is not some great love story for the ages. Well, it is, but not in the way that s ...more
Jan 09, 2015
Emilia
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
romance-chick-lit,
classic
...totally not what I was expecting :) have no idea why but I was expecting a "blah" kind of thing, with the long (and somewhat painful to read) descriptions of a broken heart, some "shivers" of feelings, etc. what I found though was totally enthralling story about how love and hate can bring out wicked characters in some people, how blinding those can be... if anything - I find the ending a bit too "calm" for the whole story, as if the author exhausted herself enough and thought had to end some
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I just couldn't get into this. I didn't feel particularly connected to the story and, at times, found it difficult to follow.
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Oct 04, 2012
Jacquelyne
marked it as to-read
Dec 16, 2015
Anna
marked it as to-read
