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msmigels
Dec 30, 2013msmigels rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
A fifth of the way into this book, I went back to the reviews that first enticed me into reading it to see if I was missing something. They all talked about the beautiful and brilliantly crafted prose. For me, it was dull plodding sentence after dull plodding sentence; like watching a stunned car-crash survivor making their way along a hospital corridor, step by careful step. And those who called it a "coming of age adventure tale" better look up the meaning of adventure. I had to borrow the ebook version of this novel from the library 3 times before i finally finished it. I found Dell’s character totally unbelievable; passivity and acceptance to the extreme. Actually, the second part was better than the first (changed my rating from 1 star to 2). Hey, who says I don’t finish what I start!