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Title: your time can be better spent
Review: I am disappointed in this book. I forced myself back into it repeatedly. But it never did fully come together and hold my attention. I wish I had read something else. Some of the use of language is beautiful. But I did not feel like I had more insight into Kipling after reading this than I would have if I had just googled him. The character development is weak and choppy. The book feels pieced togetherIf you are stuck in the backwoods of Vermont and this is the only book available, or if you are on a long plane ride and the choice is this or the airline magazine, read it. Otherwise, please wait for her next novel. This one comes close sometimes, but it seems that she has not fully made the transition from short story to novel. Her writing shows promise but that promise has not been kept in this novel.
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