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It would be accurate if I described this as: rich, nuanced and layered storytelling describing the voicelessness of three generations of women who felt incapable of taking the things they needed or wanted. It would also be accurate to describe this as: slow, plodding, and bloated with needless details. I wanted to love this, I really did. But it didn't work for me; too many details I didn't care about. I just didn't like Ruth, ...more
It would be accurate if I described this as: rich, nuanced and layered storytelling describing the voicelessness of three generations of women who felt incapable of taking the things they needed or wanted. It would also be accurate to describe this as: slow, plodding, and bloated with needless details. I wanted to love this, I really did. But it didn't work for me; too many details I didn't care about. I just didn't like Ruth, ...more
Dec 05, 2014
Vesra (When She Reads)
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