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Title: Potentially Great Idea, Poor Writing
Review: Kurieshi had a great and creative idea on his hands when he decide to write about transfering from an old body to a new. Unfortunately, the story sluggishly moves from one scene to the next, and the minor characters never really get developed. And the sex -- yes if you're going to inhabit the 25-year-old body of an "Italian footballer" as the main character does, you're going to revisit some of the enjoyments of youth, but there's a lot of other things Kurieshi neglects about what if might feel like to inhabit a new body. Seems like Kureishi had to fullfill some contract obligations and needed to whip out a story on demand. Great idea, not enough time spent developing it.
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