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Title: Should have been better
Review: The book conssists of two intertwined stories, that of the student going back to study the Middle Ages and the 21st century academics trying to rescue her. The former is outstanding. The characters are real, the detail is fine, but even more, the unspoken inferences about medieval life and society drawn by the reader are the most fascinating part of the book. However, the latter is disappointing. It is at times plodding and clumsy. Attempts at comedy are misplaced and the characters are two dimensional. This 21st century portions really took away from the meat of the book.
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