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... But tonight, all things are out of their order, all my patterns have been disturbed. My liberty beckons: gauge-less, fearful, inevitable as death.
I sleep, and dream I am moving, swiftly, in a high-prowed boat, upon a dark and silent water.
The old England thing and the poor little pickpocket waif have never really been my favorite themes, but this gets such rave reviews, I thought I should check it out and see if Sarah Waters is an author I should be reading.
I am pleased that I didn't re ...more
I finally gave up on this book after trying to get through it for six weeks and only getting through 200 pages. The book has it's moments, and I will absolutely admit to getting interested at the plot twist at the end of part one. Unfortunately it reverted to the slow, plodding pace, and I started skimming again.
Other than the pace, I have no specific complaints about the book, but every time I put it down, there was nothing pulling me back to it at all, and I no curiosity about what happened t ...more
Other than the pace, I have no specific complaints about the book, but every time I put it down, there was nothing pulling me back to it at all, and I no curiosity about what happened t ...more
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