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Title: Could Not Read It
Review: This is one of those supposed literary books that a friend insisted I read. I have conveniently forgotten which friend it was, probably because I want to retain the friendship. This book was so slow, so boring, so uninteresting in every respect, that I simply could not continue. Who is this book for, anyway? If it's written for the READER, then the author should make some literary attempts to REACH the reader. I suspect that books such as this are written for the writer and for nobody else. Well, maybe for a few people who aren't interested in certain aspects of fiction, such as scenes in which there is conflict, tension, rising action. I have noticed that when it comes to what's deemed "literary fiction," narrative seems to suffice. But narrative alone is boring. Like this book, unfortunately.
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