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Title: I really tried to read this, but......
Review: I picked up this book based on the recommendation by Stephen King in Danse Macabre. I liked the mood and the basic premise of the book, but the constant shifting in viewpoint between the characters and the jumping back and forth from the present to past events just made me quit reading half way. It just became too irritating and with over a year's reading to do on my bookshelf, I just couldn't justify spending any more time on it. I am sure more forgiving readers will enjoy the novel, but I personally expect a novel to be structured in a way to encourage the reader to keep reading. Unfortunately for me, it ceased to be fun and became a chore instead.This is only the third book that I have started reading and didn't finish in my entire life. It was that bad for me. With the praise I keep reading about Straub, I would be willing to give him another shot. But it won't be this book.
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