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Title: I don't get it.
Review: I've just finished this novel and I must say, I just don't get it. It won two prestigious literary awards, plus has had any number of luminaries gushing over it. Huh???? I honestly don't even get what the novel was supposed to be about. It meandered all over the place, with characters dropping in and out of the narrative willy nilly. For example, Clara, who figured largely in the early part of the novel, drops out completely one third of the way through, and only makes a minor reappearance later: the author spends a long time describing the animal liberation group FATE, only to have them suddenly disappear into the ether. The characters were, without exception, objectionable, nasty pieces of work and not one of them engaged me emotionally. The novel is too long and I really found it a hard slog to wade through for very little return. I do not recommend this novel - please,spend your money on something else, don't waste your time with this.
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