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Title: Tired idea, worse execution
Review: A disappointing book, despite the snazzy screen advertising. The author seems caught awkwardly between a desire to write a thriller, with its potential for movie deals and big sales, and Literature (capital L). The result is a self-conscious, ponderous tale, that never becomes exciting, and fails to be interesting at the intellectual level. Garland may want to be the next Grahame Greene, but for my money the comparison is a joke. In short, the book just doesn't justify its billing.
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