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Title: Absolutely dreadful!
Review: I gave this book 1 star only because I could not post my review without one. I have just finished reading this boring, boring, boring book and I cannot believe that there are so many people out there who love it. The most tedious and boring read I have ever had the misfortune of coming across! The story is very slow moving and the footnotes are more interesting then the text of the book (although their length is quite annoying). I have read several other reviews and still cannot figure out what everyone else has seen in this novel. This book, like it's main character (Mr. Norell) is boring, tedious and given to long silences. Ms. Clark spends most of her time on character development of entirely boring characters -- some of whom are not important to the story. The entire story is told in the last 80 pages of the book although the reader is expected to plod through 720 pages of drivel to get there! If you are looking for an entertaining read, look elsewhere.
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