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Title: You must be kidding
Review: Every now and then I am completely puzzled by the positive reviews a book receives. In this case, regardless of a decent plot, the writing weighs so heavily on the book that it creaks and groans in an excruciating manner. The dialogue reads as if written by a teenage exchange student. It's not simply stilted and incredible, but pretentious and insulting. If you like your books filled with heavy handed symbols (a painter who can only copy the works of masters), conversation that sounds nothing like conversation and a strained sense of pretension, then this one is for you. For those lured in by the intriguing plot, save yourself a few hours and turn elsewhere. Anywhere will do.
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