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The Ambassadors

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  • Title: The Ambassadors
  • Author: Henry James
  • Genre/Subject: Anglo-American literature
  • Publisher: Kindle
  • Number of pages: Too fucking many
  • Publication Date: 1903
  • Finish date: 8/13/2019

Review:

A great writer, but a boring, stilted hidebound slog of a read.

Glad I read it, but glad it’s over.

Manners, decorum, overthinking, and never getting anywhere worth going.

Overall rating:

How I discovered or acquired this book: Random number generator for the Lifetime Reading Plan (RNG4LRP)

Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: Did not jump off a bridge

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Recommend this book? To whom?

Ratings (1-10, 10 being exceptional):

  • Quality of writing – 6
  • Pace – 2
  • Plot development – 2
  • Characters – 2
  • Enjoyability – 1
  • Insightfulness – 1
  • Ease of reading – 1
  • Photos/illustrations – n/a

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