Bernadette answers “Am I the ONLY ONE who finds the narrator...”

J.l. Mcgrath asked this question about Second Place:

Am I the ONLY ONE who finds the narrator incredibly irritating and pretentious? I'm in the middle of the book and will keep reading but I can't believe no one else says this.

Bernadette You’re not the only one. I ploughed on through but I was very happy to finish. There were some beautiful passages about nature, but whenever people we…moreYou’re not the only one. I ploughed on through but I was very happy to finish. There were some beautiful passages about nature, but whenever people were involved the writing became far too convoluted and pretentious for my taste. (less)

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J.l. Mcgrath I'm so glad I'm a LIBRARY reader and not a BUYER when I try a book like this! Finished it but it wasn't great. ...more
Jun 15, 2022 11:03AM · flag

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