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Title: Absolutely banal
Review: This must be one of the least interesting works of literature I've ever read. Who would have thought you could produce 700 pages surrounding a totally unconflicted character? "I want to carve the marble. I carve the marble. My avuncular patron lavishes me with gifts and praise. But, uh oh, something bad happens and I have to switch patrons." That's the whole novel. Rinse and repeat seven or eight times. And by the way, kids, Michelangelo was gay, which might shed light on the fact that every 'romantic' scene rings amazingly untrue. It's just such a shame that an author put so much time and research into a book that is ultimately gushy and artless.
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