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Title: Pedantic, self-pitying, infuriatingly long book
Review: This book and the main character are both so irritating that it is difficult to know where to begin. I wanted to smack Professor Garland and say "Be a man!". Instead he is a sniveling whiner. I sincerely hope this book is not autobiographical. The chip on this man's shoulder is more like the Rock of Gibralter!I agree with the reviews that say this book needed heavy editing. His descriptions are sooooooo long and tedious that I eventually found myself skipping over entire paragraphs. It is very difficult to warm up to a novel that has few, if any, really likable characters.To Professors Carter I give one piece of good advice - Don't give up your day job.
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