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Sherril
Jun 18, 2009 rated it liked it
Well written, I guess, but frankly tedious. I'm not learning enough, deeply enough, about the characters to get really engaged. Sacrilige: I may not even finish it... and it's a Booker prize finalist, so that pains me. ...more
Elizabeth Kelly
Jul 26, 2011 rated it really liked it
"Considering how big the book is it is a very easy read and I wizzed through it -mostly because i couldn't put it down. Very good - I would read it when you haven't got anything else to do though because you won't end up getting anything done for a while.

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