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Overwritten and convoluted sentencing. There were SO many run-on sentences! The conversations between supposedly two people in love seemed unrealistic.

plabita's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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2.0

It took me a very very long time to finish this book. I really wanted to love it but unfortunately I just found the writing pretentious and the story was too slow. Wouldn’t really recommend this book

fant_ine's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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5.0

I think this is possibly the first book I have ever read that made me desperately wish I was in some sort of a book club so that I could discuss this when I finished reading. Automatic five stars for giving me so much to think about even after I've put it down and moved on to reading another book.

mariacirillo's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

At first I thought this book was just giving me a weird vibe because it was written in 2003 and aged poorly. Then I read Shriver’s political leanings and her crude, ineffectual portrayal of the nuance of nature vs nurture made much more sense.

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