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The Needle's Eye
by Margaret Drabble, Andrea Barrett

The Needle's Eye
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Author: Andrea Barrett, Margaret Drabble
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-01
ISBN: 0156029359
Number of pages: 444
Publisher: Mariner Books
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  • ISBN13: 9780156029353
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: Not Compelling Enough For Drabble
Summary: 3 Stars

First of all this is my second Drabble book. I read "The Seven Sisters" and was delighted. Drabble has the bitter tone down cold. Simply put, I like how she captures the emotion of "heartlessness." But in "The needles eye" i've been having a hard time not getting distracted. It's not as followable. It reads like an old novel, like something people might have liked to read one hundred years ago. I keep forgetting who is the central character- rose or simon- and what's going on- and why I care about the Rose's legal problems. And why does Simon seem to be enamored of rose, and is there going to be an illicit sex scene here or not? And if Simon is just realizing that Rose and her ex-husband are meant for one another, what is the point? Who is Emily? I'm disappointed that it's not compelling enough. I want more exploration of Simon.... He is too invisible and yet he is the only thing that holds my interest .

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