Title: Unreadable
Product review: I picked this book up in hopes of an intelligent but entertaining summer read. It failed miserably on all counts, and after suffering through "days" one, two, and three, I am heave-hoing this into the recycling bin, regretful only that I wasted my money on this misguided diatribe (certainly not that I missed out on days four through ten). As other reviewers have noted, the characters are dull, the lonnng political/naval gazing conversations even more so (think you've been cornered into painfully boring cocktail party conversation? -- you haven't seen anything until you've read this), and for Jane Smiley fans -- this book in no way delivers on the promise of her earlier books. It's not even a guilty pleasure, as it is absent both qualifications. But hey, if you're a fan of root canals, water torture, or being pelted with rotten vegetables, you might enjoy this.
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