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Am i the only person who fails to understand why this book is considered a classic, to me it was boring and tedious and the plot failed to engross me as many other books have?

Anton Bronnikov No, you are not the only one. But then you might be not the only one who after some years will come back to this book and find some meaning in it that…moreNo, you are not the only one. But then you might be not the only one who after some years will come back to this book and find some meaning in it that everyone else had missed.(less)

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Sarah It's still on my shelf. I'll give it a whirl again sometime. I've read other books that I couldn't get into and sometimes you have to put it away for ...more
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