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Title: Worth the Effort
Review: What a beautifully written novel. Truly a work of *literary* fiction. It makes all the other pulpy stuff seem embarrassingly trite. McKewan creates a wonderful meta-narrative at the end, that cleverly satiates the reader's desire for a happy ending while making the reality of the book all the more poignant and beautiful. The writing is crisp, spase, intelligent, very British. This was one of the best reading experiences I have had this year. The first chapters are slow-going but it is definitely worth it.
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