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Marieke
I don't know how to rate this book yet because i'm not sure i really understood it. some scenes were rather befuddling and i had trouble concentrating. but generally speaking, the language was amazing, especially the dialogue. I especially enjoyed "the boys," Nagoa and Noaga. In some ways i wished the story had been more about them than Clarence. At first i enjoyed Clarence, but the farther along i got, the more his arrogance began to grate--I was hoping to have a better understanding of what ex ...more
Marieke
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Heather
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