New England White (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Stephen L. Carter
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Author: Stephen L. CarterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-27
ISBN: 0375712917
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: So sloooooooow
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm rather embarrassed to be posting a review of a book which I didn't finish but, honestly, I tried my best. I have to admit I didn't get far with The Emperor of Ocean Park either but I was tempted to try New England White because of the rave reviews. Mr Carter does indeed write immaculate prose, gramatically impeccable, without a comma out of place. I liked his characters, there is a decent plot - but, golly, his perfect prose makes you want to nod off. And it is awfully repetitive. He's very fond of telling you the same thing two or three times, just in case you missed it (perhaps this comes of being a university professor?) I couldn't help thinking, as I dutifully ploughed through the pages, that if an editor had had the courage to tell him that not everything has to be described in minute detail, that sometimes a shorter word is better than a long one, this might be a much better book. Halfway through New England White, I gave up. Maybe I just have a short attention span.
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