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Title: rather disappointing
Review: Read the book on a transatlantic flight and afterwards, but found it rather tedious. As a portrait of a chattering society, Proust did unmeasurably better and we don't need any more of that. As to the main character, Ripley (Highsmith) comes to my mind and he was a much more interesting character than Nick. And as a piece of political satire, it is also not very exciting or revealing. Whether it is a profound portrayal of gay life, I cannot judge. The book just did not engage me on any of these levels, and as a Booker winner it is quite disappointing.
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