Title: Drab and irritating.
Product review: Having read a favorable review of Phillips' second novel earlier in the year, I placed a hold on the book at my local library since it appeared to be in great demand.However, having just finished it, I was pretty disappointed.- It IS overrated.- I figured out the "mystery" 40 pages into the book.- I loathed every single character.- The novel is written in letter/journal style.Nothing quite wrong with the last bit on the list, but I've never much cared for novels written in letter form (even Stephen King's novella version of Jerusalem's Lot or Stoker's Dracula didn't quite suit my reading style).Now, were these things Mr. Phillips intention, he has succeeded. But I struggled to finish the book, growing bored and restless (and quite irritated with the stupid characters). Of course, most of his characters weren't really meant to be likeable (I think), but overall this was somewhat of a waste of time.
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