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I absolutely, thoroughly enjoyed this book. Many epistolary novels are not very well-done; you can see the author's discomfort with the medium, the stiltedness. This one got the medium perfectly. The characters are so well drawn; their interactions are so beautifully authentic, so perfectly cohesive. There's cunning and charm and competing ideologies and oh my lord this was a wonderful book. So much food for thought.
The only reason it doesn't get five stars is the ending. I found the ending far ...more
The only reason it doesn't get five stars is the ending. I found the ending far ...more
Jan 04, 2013
Mirja
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