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This book felt a hundred years long. I admit to skimming large sections of it, since Radcliffe seemed not to spare us endless repetitious dialogue and interleaving of odes to this or that. You can safely read this entire novel without looking at any of the poetry and not lose a single plot point. I think she stuffed it in there to get her word count up.
The plot, while interesting, is operatic in its misunderstandings and procedures. I wanted to punch Emily, the protagonist, throughout. She is fa ...more
The plot, while interesting, is operatic in its misunderstandings and procedures. I wanted to punch Emily, the protagonist, throughout. She is fa ...more
I will give a real review of the novel later when I have completed it -- I have put is aside for now to complete some other reads. I am enjoying it so far, so at this point I can say I recommend it.
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