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patching the narrative with your own quotes is rather a cheat

739 pages and not a single photograph!

has it occurred to the author that there are other religions than Catholicism and that it’s possible to be a bad Catholic

“she recognized the religion’s retributive justice jn her bones.”

more received, assumed wisdom — as if without her childhood Catholicism she would have no reason to feel guilty

“It was hard for me to accept the fact that we don’t choose who we love”

bzzt, sorry. this book has many tremendous moments and tenderly observed scenes, but it i built on received wisdom and cannot even stand up under its own scrutiny.

I am less than convinced in the ideal of romantic love that this boon expresses

it is to the author’s credit that I did not spend the first half of the book wondering which character was gay

so, so much to like — but her metaphors don’t land. fortunately it doesn’t matter much

doesn’t bother hiding his hand now — Everett’s opinion is obvious, which in a novel is the same as boring. more attitude than conviction

too many characters

the third-act character introduction

These single-page chapters are very Ludlum