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A Suitable Boy
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Smiley
Aug 06, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Good, readable for anyone who has time & determination. (My note)

This formidable novel is, surprisingly, highly readable. When I first read its review in a Newsweek (or Time?) column some 6-7 years ago, I decided not to read it at all due to its 1,300 + pages of medium-size pocket book. However, later for some reasons I recalled vaguely on Seth's writing style, I bought a copy to read with delight since the author wrote superbly and wisely by limiting each chaper within some pages long. His narr
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