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Review title: Lake of Toxic Writing Sludge
Product review: The initial chapters of Carol Goodman's The Lake of Dead Languages inspired hope in me that there would be great things to come. In these first 50 or so pages, Goodman paints fascinating visual impressions, and introduces vulnerable, intelligent characters. Later though, I was deeply disappointed by what proved to be a contrived plot. I began to feel like I was wading not in a Lake, but through a garbage-strewn swamp. Discovering the implausible, jacked-up, cheaply rendered motivation behind the crimes was much like noticing an extra-big blob of bog slime sticking to my clothes. I've scrubbed off most of the scum, but I'll never forget the stench.
