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Title: Tedious and heavy
Review: This book was horrendously difficult to get through. Kostova is very good at constructing descriptive passages, but she fails miserably at plot, motivation, character development--everything that makes a book engaging. Her literary devices--Victorian letters from vague professors, a tale extracted from a recalcitrant father--ended up creating confusion. Who is talking here? And why? There was no reason for anyone to be doing anything in this book. Nor was there any emotional content in spite of numerous (and clumsy) attempts at creating tension through stock phrases which would have been hilarious in a potboiler. (A feeling of unnamed dread, an expression of horror, etc.). I would not recommend this book if you are looking for an entertaining read. However, it makes a great doorstop.
