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Title: Well written, elegiac, but slow, and ultimately boring
Review: Yes, Jordan writes well, uses words and descriptions beautifully.One of the many glowing blurbs on the dust jacket described it as "elegiac" and it certainly is, but elegiac only takes a book so far. Beyond that, you need interesting characters that the reader cares about, set in a story that moves with a compelling narrative. Perfect example, ATONEMENT. Sadly, SHADE joins the pile of books I put down after wading through more than 100 pages. I could not finish it even though I was trapped on a long airplane flight with nothing else to read.
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