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I had to abandon this book. Maybe Jane Austen fans would appreciate the predictability and the HOW of the romance progression. I was pretty sure how it would end up and the characters were too unlikeable (and, quite frankly, idiotic) for me to be interested in how it turns out. This seems to me to be a young adult book. Very disappointed - I hardly ever bail on a book!

I have to laugh. I just read my review of "Beautiful World..." which said I had to take Rooney's other books off my "to read" list as I found it painstakingly slow and boring. Somehow this book snuck through. I am NOT a fan - again slow & boring (and I still dislike not using quotation marks for dialogue). I'm suffering through though - curious to see if I'll find the ending "trite" as in "Beautiful World..."

I don't want this to end!!!

What a slog. Way too long & draggy Don't look forward to reading it each night. Not one likeable character in the lot.

Abandoned nearly 1/2-way through. I love historical novels about China, but found this one painstakingly slow and boring I'm afraid

Torture. Can't wait to finish.