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This book tells the story of twins growing up and living their lives in a small town in Australia. One boy is clever but bitter. The other is slow but kind. The book is not about anything, nothing much happens, but it gives illumination to the workings of the minds - even the souls - of these 2 men. It does this in a claustrophobic style with few characters and little variety. Most of the book is spent telling the story through the eyes of the bright boy. The insight comes when many of the same
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This was a hard read. The characters were not very likeable, but flawed and human, and their relationships were strange. I found parts of this quite confusing. Although the writing was good this was not my favourite White novel.
May 22, 2010
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