Victoria (YSB) - reviewed on 2/19/2010 + 636 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

I am pretty ambivalent about this book. From reading its description and reviews, I had some very high hopes. Unfortunately, the execution of its premise fell flat. It was quite predictable. Not to mention, drawn out in all the places where it should have been succinct, and succinct where the ideas should have been expanded upon. The entire first half especially had this problem - the chapters set in 1942 were so much more vivid than their 21st century counterparts, and when they abruptly ended, it was disappointing. And Julia's character... was somehow not fully fleshed out. I will say that the ending and the hints of what happens after the pages finished was the most satisfying part of the whole novel. Really, what ruined it for me was the slow tearing of the Band-aid in learning Michel's fate... it was inevitable, predictable and utterly too drawn out to be actually moving.

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