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Rent The Emperor's Children
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Format: Paperback, Unabridged-CD
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published: Jun 2007
Genre: Fiction - General
Retail Price: $24.00
Pages: 528
Synopsis
The Emperor’s Children is a richly drawn, brilliantly observed novel of fate and fortune—about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way--and not-- in New York City. In this tour de force, the celebrated author Claire Messud brings to life a city, a generation, and the way we live in this moment.
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Reviews
Tedious. If there was a plot, it certainly didn't manifest itself by page 126. I made it that far; I really tried. Wordy character sketches of quirky elitist New York literary types -- perhaps inspired by the very critics that thought this book was good -- never seemed to go anywhere. The one star is for the occasionally clever turn of phrase.
I found this a tedious book. Although it was a book I thought I would enjoy (and it is slightly possible I would have in non-audio format) I felt it was long winded and the characters were stereo typical in a way that was just too predictible. I became uninterested in each one as the book droned on. I especially found the reading voice and style grating. I finished it merely to be done! It was a long haul.