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Title: Falls Apart Halfway through
Review: While the first part of Prague consists ofa series of delightful, wonderfully writtenvignettes and observations about expat life, goingback and forth between its small group of centralcharacters, the novel falls apart once itintroduces -- or, more to the point, *forces* upon thenarrative -- a superficial plot relatingto the aquiring of a Hungarian publishing house.Perhaps the author was worried that simply followingthese characters around through their own lives andletting their own actions determine plot wouldn't be"meaningful," or interesting enough.In any case, the result is that much of the material afterthis plot is introduces feels rather contrived.Nevertheless, I'd recommend this book if you don't mindstopping in the middle of it, or trudging through an unengaging last half.Hopefully, Phillips' next book will pay-off on the intialpromise of this one.
