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canada_matt's review
DNF @ 31% (no rating forthcoming).
It is rare for me not to finish a novel, as I am a stubborn reader, ready to make a scathing comment when needed. However, with this piece, where I might put it aside and try later, I do not have that luxury. This was a library loan that cannot be renewed and comes from abroad, so I’lol ship it back with a feeling of good riddance.
O’Hanlon’s piece is like shards of dull glass, rounded to the point that they do not fit together. The suicide of a Catholic priest seems to have the newspaper community in London chattering, though little movement is made in the book. There is a sub-plot in or around Ireland, an IRA type event that is in the planning... oh and we have some 17th century flashback that really makes little sense to me.
By 30%, you ought to have some idea what is going on, but I am not there. The chapters read easily... there’s always that!
And yes, I agree this review of a DNF is scattered and all over the place. But, if a book is as out of order, should not the review be as well?
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A Book for All Seasons, a different sort of Book Challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/248185-a-book-for-all-seasons
It is rare for me not to finish a novel, as I am a stubborn reader, ready to make a scathing comment when needed. However, with this piece, where I might put it aside and try later, I do not have that luxury. This was a library loan that cannot be renewed and comes from abroad, so I’lol ship it back with a feeling of good riddance.
O’Hanlon’s piece is like shards of dull glass, rounded to the point that they do not fit together. The suicide of a Catholic priest seems to have the newspaper community in London chattering, though little movement is made in the book. There is a sub-plot in or around Ireland, an IRA type event that is in the planning... oh and we have some 17th century flashback that really makes little sense to me.
By 30%, you ought to have some idea what is going on, but I am not there. The chapters read easily... there’s always that!
And yes, I agree this review of a DNF is scattered and all over the place. But, if a book is as out of order, should not the review be as well?
Like/hate the review? An ever-growing collection of others appears at:
http://pecheyponderings.wordpress.com/
A Book for All Seasons, a different sort of Book Challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/248185-a-book-for-all-seasons
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