Title: Boring, boring, boring
Product review: I picked up this book because lately I've seen a lot of references to Smiley as one of the foremost writers of her generation. I really don't get it. I found this book tedious, confusing, and frankly just boring. It had the scale, sweep and ironically detached tone of a Tom Wolfe novel, but, unlike Wolfe's books, the story never gained momentum. I dutifully stayed with it for almost three-quarters of the way through, but in the end I just couldn't finish it. There is no denying that Smiley writes beautiful sentences, but that was not enough to keep the pages turning.
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