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Title: I wouldn't bother!
Review: Don't bother with this one! it isn't worth the time. In fact, I couldn't finish it and I lost interest in it after the first quarter. Bayard tries his hand at a Noel Cowardesque type of comedy of manners but unfortunately it comes off as a little "half baked" and ultimately contrived. There is a severe lack of dramatic tension and dreadfully droll and half hearted attempts at comedy. What exactly does Bayard want to do with this? So Patrick falls asleep and sees a man of his dreams - who cares! There is nothing about this story that is original or dynamic, rather, you are just faced with pages of inane, inept dialogue with little or no impact. There is an attempt at some nice, easy and relaxed conversational style but the negatives of Bayard's writing by far outweigh the positive. Forget it!
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