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Title: The humor escaped us!
Review: I hated this book and was bit relieved when my book club gave it a thumbs down. The main character was a despicable human being, basically an ego-centric, second rate writer who lets himself be totally manipulated by a student. The portrait of political correctness on campus was funny indeed--but his totally asinine behavior robbed the "trial" scenes of any impact. This may sound far-fetched, but this book replicated the beginning of "Disgrace" by Coetzee--but of course that was a book that had something to say, and the academic angle was merely a springboard to a very different story. You can pass on this one.
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