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I have read half. I am dumping this. I cannot bear another minute of it. A classic not worthy of its title nor its fame.
A book of historical fiction, it draws French society at the time of the 1848 French Revolution. Adulterous love affairs abound, yet they are drawn without a hint of passion! This is a book that does not even come close to fulfilling what the title implies.
The characters are flighty, self-important and totally uninteresting. They are cardboard figures drawn without depth.
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A book of historical fiction, it draws French society at the time of the 1848 French Revolution. Adulterous love affairs abound, yet they are drawn without a hint of passion! This is a book that does not even come close to fulfilling what the title implies.
The characters are flighty, self-important and totally uninteresting. They are cardboard figures drawn without depth.
The pl ...more
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