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Title: This book is WAY overrated...definitely NOT the #1 book ever
Review: I know the Modern Library picked this as the #1 book of all-time, which was one of the reasons I chose to read it. However, I was sorely disappointed in it. I like books that I can read without having to scrutinize every page in abhorring detail. A book like Huckleberry Finn is a very readable book that I can read on one level and my son on another and both take a lot away from it. A book like Ulysses has only one level, and it's way to deep to enjoy. The "story" gets lost in the chaff. I have never used Cliff Notes in my life, but was forced to buy them about halfway through this book and was surprised to find some "obvious" things I missed. If you want a good book, read Frankenstein, Huck Finn, any Dickens, etc but skip this "classic" and leave it to those folks who like to disect a book and not enjoy it...
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