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Morgan
is 19% done
Not loving it tbh. Edmund total stick in the mud. Fanny absolutely silent. Gonna power through to read Nabokov’s commentary on it.
— Jun 11, 2025 08:48AM
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Morgan
is 30% done
Many many problems with this novel. Perhaps the structure is great. Apologia are numerous. But I cannot help but think that the critics of the past 2 centuries were right: the author overplays a didactic hand, creates an implausible scenario that is unconvincing even in the world of her own creation, and the ending sucks. Will finish just for Nab's commentary.
— Jun 16, 2025 12:14PM
Morgan
is 10% done
A number of alarming things I’ve noticed so far: this is gonna be one of those “who is everyone gonna marry” books. Where is the humor and the good characterization that makes it go down more easily?
Second issue is the sheer amount of info dumping that goes on… granted I am in the opening stage and we need to introduce the principals, but good god there must be a more elegant way to do it.
— Jun 01, 2025 05:38PM
Second issue is the sheer amount of info dumping that goes on… granted I am in the opening stage and we need to introduce the principals, but good god there must be a more elegant way to do it.
