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Stacey
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I am no fan of Juan de Vere. I was already irritated that his asshole boss was having him follow his wife but the very second he assigned de Verre the task of wasting his UNPAID evening hours buddying up to the much older doctor to get information (about what?) de Verre should have told his wealthy boss yo hire a less suspicious PROFESSIONAL. Two creeps.
— Feb 08, 2017 04:04AM
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Stacey
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I realize this is a Spanish-to-English translation but this is at least the fourth time I've encountered the word "ingenuous(ness)." Annoying. There are other words.
— Feb 08, 2017 04:12AM
Stacey
is on page 152 of 512
Nice allusion to Sherlock Holmes (huge fan of the BBC Cumerbatch show). But I've never been so sad for a woman in a book in my life.
— Feb 07, 2017 08:15AM
Stacey
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I'm giving it till the halfway point before I DNF. Ten pages to make a point? Repeatedly? Saramago's All the Names started like that but became a rich reward. But all signs point to the run-on boredom of Pessoa and Proust. Reading should be a challenge sometimes but never a test of endurance.
— Jan 29, 2017 05:49AM
Stacey
is on page 27 of 512
Everything thus far screams Pessoa and Proust, two writers whose work is about repeatedly stating the exact same thing over and over with ever more beautiful language that becomes impossible to notice beyond the veil of boredom. Saramago (All the Names) eventually won me over and turned me into a HUGE fan but if by the halfway point it's STILL Swans Way I am OUT.
— Jan 29, 2017 05:41AM
