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Title: A Long, Drawn Out Disappointment
Review: My low rating is by no means a commentary on what a prolific writer Norman Mailer is. And I also appreciate the complexities of telling this story and attempting to be as inclusive as possible- a task that Mailer completed more than successfully. However, the book never grabbed me. Some of the colloquial writing style bothered me (see use of the word "Now" to begins so many narrative sentences) and, with the book as long as it was, too many characters faded from view for large portions of the novel. Excellent telling of the story, but not as gripping as I had hoped.
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