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David Spencer
Meh

I wasn't moved or convinced. It lacked emotion and the ability to conjure vivid pictures. About a quarter of the book was dedicated to describing the romance between the lead character and his fling, which was disappointing for a book of this length, and after reading the self-proclaimed effort that went into researching world war one, I expected a vivid conjuring of the war.
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