Title: Definitely Irving's worst so far
Product review: Wish I'd thought to read the Amazon.com review before buying this one, now I'm embarrassed that I've helped put it in 5th place on the best-sellers list. As a long-time Irving fan I felt I needed to finish it, what a chore! Yes, it improved somewhat towards the end, but I came away feeling I'd wasted a huge amount of time. But I suspect that a skillful (and ruthless) screenwriter might be able to salvage enough to make an OK movie if the first three-fourths are handled as very brief flashbacks.
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