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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
I'm not sure what I think of this. Review to come...
Ok, after thinking about this one for a little while I think I can appreciate what the author was doing. I liked some of this but it was kinda strange too. Book club should be interesting this time!
Around the Year in 52 books challenge: Award-winning short story collection: Pulitzer Prize 2011
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Ok, after thinking about this one for a little while I think I can appreciate what the author was doing. I liked some of this but it was kinda strange too. Book club should be interesting this time!
Around the Year in 52 books challenge: Award-winning short story collection: Pulitzer Prize 2011
52 books in 52 weeks 2018 challenge: A book that won a Pulitzer Prize - any year - 2011 ...more
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