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| Name : | Linda K. |
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This is one of my top tens books I've ever read. Although it is at times painful to read, especially as a mother, it is an amazingly different and refreshing type of novel. The characters truly feel as though they are people who live next door and might pass in your daily life. It is emotionally wrenching, but also thought provoking and healing.
After reading Devil in the White City, I am very shocked by all the great reviews it has received. I found the book very slow, tedious, and repetitive. Unless you are an architecture buff, the details about the planning and building of the fair are long and slow. The story of Holmes was very repetitive. Also, I became very tired of hearing over and over again about Olmstead aching teeth. Finally, the book wasn't particularly well written although the author seems to love his large vocabulary (or just a great thesaurus). Ouch! This might be harsh, but if it wasn't for it being a book club selection, I wouldn't have wasted my time.
I found Outliers to be much less enjoyable and interesting than his previous works. This one seemed rather unconvincing in its assertions based on a few anectdotes. On some of the chapters, the author seemed to be too long-winded in making his points (over and over again).
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