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Jun 09, 2013
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A very good book, entertaining and well written.
I felt the weak point was at the end, where the plot takes place in the future. This new world was unnecessary, and took away from the good storytelling in the rest of the book. To me, it was like killing one of your characters to add drama, and here the extra drama wasn't needed.
I would definitely recommend this book, though. But take no longer than a day or three reading it, or you'll have trouble remembering all the characters and the ways they ...more
I felt the weak point was at the end, where the plot takes place in the future. This new world was unnecessary, and took away from the good storytelling in the rest of the book. To me, it was like killing one of your characters to add drama, and here the extra drama wasn't needed.
I would definitely recommend this book, though. But take no longer than a day or three reading it, or you'll have trouble remembering all the characters and the ways they ...more
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