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I enjoyed reading Manhattan because it took place in the utopian and imaginary past of the WWII years in the U.S. when the spirit of a just and Great War united everyone. But like all utopian novels, it was ultimately unsatisfying, with too many characters and loose ends. As is often the case, the bad guys were the most interesting people in the book, and there were too few of them.
Then there was the ending, which especially annoyed me. Women writers, why do you insist on using the birth of yet ...more
Then there was the ending, which especially annoyed me. Women writers, why do you insist on using the birth of yet ...more
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