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Very interesting surprise. I had hesitated to start, just because I'm a moron and assumed that, as a bestseller, it would be run of the mill. Didn't think it was. Actually, it could have been more of it - some parts were almost unbelievable. Nathan is a boy who is found by an old man, and the book tells their stories.
What I loved was the narrative and the fact I would never have thought of telling that story in particular. What I didn't love was what I considered jumps: Nathan becoming almost a delinquent just because he finds out the truth about himself - understand he was shocked, but I have difficulties believing his reaction - Flora and her coldness, all the time; Carol and Nathan's relationship, which could have been better exploited; Eleanor's bitterness, ditto. These pieces were like the story had been cut and I missed the links. It didn't hurt the whole picture, but I think it might have made it more nitid, you know?
Anyway, I started reading it and just stopped when I finished it. Pause for wine.