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message 1: by Gina (new)

Gina | 396 comments Mod
Has anyone finished yet? This was a delightfully fast read--and probably worth a re-read!
I thought this was a pretty depressing story, although it wasn't without humor (starting with the title). I always like to think about the ending, and what happens afterwards. Will Dolly and Joseph be happy going their separate ways? Do you think they would have been happy together?


message 2: by Nancy (new)

Nancy | 10 comments I finished it...I was a bit disappointed. So much of the book felt so random, and while I know that was intentional, it still felt uncrafted to me. To be honest, when I finished the book, I had lost interest in the characters...they seemed like cartoons.


message 3: by Gina (new)

Gina | 396 comments Mod
I just downloaded the audiobook on iTunes (for $4) - it was really well done! And since it was a short book, the audiobook was only about 2 hours long.
I agree with you, Nancy--I didn't really like the characters...they did seem like caricatures. I thought both Dolly and Joseph were very silly--they deserved each other!


message 4: by Katey (new)

Katey Lovell (bookswithbunny) | 11 comments Just coming to the end of this one now-not one of my favourite Persephone titles, but I am still glad that I tried it. I didn't especially warm to any of the characters, but did quite like the haphazard style.


message 5: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Dunn | 41 comments I just looked up my review. It was "eh." I gave it only two stars. No interest in the characters at all.


message 6: by Katey (new)

Katey Lovell (bookswithbunny) | 11 comments I think it will get 3 from me.


message 7: by Katey (new)

Katey Lovell (bookswithbunny) | 11 comments Yep, I gave it 3. I found Dolly the most irritating creature and didn't like Joseph much either!


message 8: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Dunn | 41 comments Was I too harsh? :)


message 9: by Katey (new)

Katey Lovell (bookswithbunny) | 11 comments Probably not, I was in a fairly generous mood and quite liked the writing style so 7/10 for my blog and 3/5 stars here (seeing as they don't do half marks!)


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