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Written with the beauty and precision of a poet.
My first book of the year and it could end up being my favorite. I wasn’t really interested in reading this book but O’Farrell’s writing caught my attention in a review and now I am in awe of both her writing and her storytelling.
My first book of the year and it could end up being my favorite. I wasn’t really interested in reading this book but O’Farrell’s writing caught my attention in a review and now I am in awe of both her writing and her storytelling.
I'm not one who shies away from lush writing, but the relentlessly repetitive adjectives and non-intuitive comma constructions made my reading experience feel like driving over a rutted dirt track. The first half was also emotionally slow-going for me. The characters felt more like archetypes than individuals, with the Shakespeare association being the main draw, and which doesn't seem to be leading anywhere until the very end. For much of the book, I wondered if the Shakespeare tie-in was merel
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