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Title: Fluff has its place...
Review: Sometimes, it's just nice to relax with a quick read and Goldsmith's target audience tends to agree. However, the most overtly annoying aspects of Goldsmith's style I find is that she takes herself too seriously and is too self-indulgent in her style. Perhaps it is the blatant didacticism which is distracting, the predictable "moral" at the end where everyone learns a lesson and everything goes on. At other times, the reader can practically hear Goldsmith gloat over sentences and passages she particularly likes. But, what author doesn't? Overall, it is charmingly quick and predictable. Jane Austen, she is NOT, she lacks the subtleties and character developments which make Austen classic literature and Goldsmith, well, best seller beach book material.
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