Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The Post-Birthday World, by Lionel Shriver

It is rare, extremely rare, that I give up on a book without finishing it, and yet, I have. This one started out sort of interesting, with parallel stories following two possible outcomes of a woman's choice. Unfortunately, the woman is whiny, nihilistic, and boring, and none of the other characters ring true. It's also very long, and I couldn't stand the thought of it. I am ashamed, but I don't want to finish it.

I'm not going to tag this as a book, so it won't count toward my total for the year. Seems only fair.

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