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Title: Long, longer, longest
Review: I was very anxious to read this book that I had heard was meant to be oddly fascinating and curious and intelligent...however, although the author is obviously quite keen on discourse and perhaps history and tries for an interesting yarn, this story lacks any real aspect of great storytelling. I found myself pushing and pushing myself through the book at all stages. It is very much a long-winded work and, once you're half way through, you know you're INVESTED so heavily that you are unable to drop it before reaching the glory of the story ending. But when the outcome is sadly lacking, you'll find yourself suffering great pangs of remorse for having wasted your precious time. I think what happened here is that the author had a great first draft on her hands but the thing was so bloody long she couldn't bear to take a crack at re-writing it to make it great.
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