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A very packed read with -sometimes- too much description and details. I enjoyed some part of this book, especially because the narrator- Stingo- is very likable. But the parts about holocaust, Sophie's obsession with the crazy Nathan, and Nathan's own craziness- I didn't really dig them. This is the kind of book that could be better if it was shorter. Very depressing ending, too!
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One of those books that remind me why it was a good decision to just not finish books if they fail to capture my attention. Especially in a case like this where the page count is more than 500. In theory this could have been a pretty good story, but in practice... Oh boy. The prose is quite good, but it just drowns under everything else so I can't enjoy it the same way I usually would. Styron tries to tackle with too many topics and themes all at once, none of which he can focus on completely, m
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