Title: Not even a good exercise book
Product review: I picked up the paperback in a pile of books to read at the gym. (This means that I am very forgiving and not looking for fine literature for this purpose). I have read twenty pages and have to stop. The sophomoric writing and smug tone are just too much. Did these men even take a writing class at Princeton or Harvard? The sentence structure alone is worse than would be found in a high school creative writing class. I think it is insulting to compare this book to "A Separate Peace", a well written and moving book. I agree with the skeptical reviewer who suggested family in the publishing business. If they write another book (shudder), the authors might want to consider being less flat-footed about literary and historical references. I would recommend "The Dream of Scipio" by Iaian Pears as a well-written book in a similar vein.
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