Title: Incredible disappointment
Review: Easily the worst book Theroux has ever written. The story telling and prose is OK, but the plot, such as it is, is absurd, the super graphic sex unnecessary, the metaphors far-fetched, the smug disguised egocentrism is painful, the imagining limited and creaky. I've loved Theroux for many years and labored through 2/3 of the book out of respect. But what a monumental failure! Interesting only to see how a great writer can be so wrong about himself, but why did a publisher buy this? is obviously they knew PT's fans would expect more and pay anything for the promise. Pray for the regeneration of Theroux's skills and literary soul.
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