This is the journey of a boy coming to terms with the death of his mother which exerts an influence that perverts his moral compass. It is mainly set in America. In spite of bad reviews, I sadly reached the end as I had really enjoyed reading it.
Good points
Good points
(1) It is easy to read
(2) I loved the characters - all flawed! Some great meticulous descriptions of them.
(3)I liked the parallel with Dickens, especially Great Expectations
Negative points(1) By the end the plot starts to creak and I felt there were some big leaps made that I couldn't quite grasp
(2) It is a long book - that said I read it in 3 days but you need good arm muscles - if you are not a fan of long drawn out descriptions of characters who keep reappearing it might not be for you!
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