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Title: An enduring classic
Review: I first read this book as a teenager in preparation for being in the stage version for a high school play. It enthralled me from the start, and has never let me go. The aspect of the book I like most is the elegant use of language. The descriptions are vivid but not overdone; the book washes over you with serenity, much as Shangri-la does over Conway. The only quibble I have is that the American character, Barnard, talks like a British version of an American, and so is unconvincing to this Idahoan. (Yet how many times have we Americans done the same thing to British sensibilities?) In summary, I have read the book a dozen times over the years, coming back to it like an old friend, and will probably read it a dozen times more.
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