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A friend gave me this as a gift. I love the Penguin Classic reprints. They are so clever and if you really study the covers, they give you so many clues! This book doesn't need clues. That's not a bad thing.
It's no secret that I often love a book for the language without liking the plot. No problem here since the plot was almost non-existent. This is about a couple afraid of dying. Yes, things happen, so there is a story of sorts, but that's not the point. The point is how these people interact ...more
It's no secret that I often love a book for the language without liking the plot. No problem here since the plot was almost non-existent. This is about a couple afraid of dying. Yes, things happen, so there is a story of sorts, but that's not the point. The point is how these people interact ...more
I did the mistake of reading this on my mobile phone, and I think this is the kind of book where I'd like to have a good, if subconscious, grasp of where I am in the novel, and Kindle for Android is not the tool for that.
I think I'd give this a 3.5, if GR allowed for any kind of nuance. It's more of a document of the 80ies than any kind of future dystopia, dealing with alienation, cred and fear in a family setting. Despite being well written, and despite me normally liking ambiguous works, it d ...more
I think I'd give this a 3.5, if GR allowed for any kind of nuance. It's more of a document of the 80ies than any kind of future dystopia, dealing with alienation, cred and fear in a family setting. Despite being well written, and despite me normally liking ambiguous works, it d ...more
this book was so weird.
2.5
There were parts I enjoyed and parts that I barely made it through they were so boring.
There were parts I enjoyed and parts that I barely made it through they were so boring.
Apr 07, 2011
Nicole Bettis
marked it as to-read
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Laura
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Michael
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Oct 19, 2017
Keeley
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