Title: Dull, cloying and poorly written
Review: It's obvious that a lot of people enjoyed this book, judging from the number of gushing reader reviews here. But with over 500 pages of repetitive, plotless vignettes, how can so many people claim they "didn't want it to end"? Consider me one reader who wished it had ended much, much sooner. I would not even have bothered to finish it if someone hadn't ordered it for me as a gift.There are so many problems with this novel: a gimmicky set-up, main characters that never feel more than two-dimensional, and choppy vignettes that are less than the sum of their parts. Some of the minority characters seem stereotypically depicted, right down to their speech patterns, which comes off as patronizing on the author's part.In the end, despite the author's own admiration for her hipster creations Henry and Clare, I never cared about them myself. While I wish I could say otherwise, this book is long, dull and annoying. I'm astounded it's as popular as it is.
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