Though this book is easy to read and goes fast, I don't feel myself retaining very much. I like the writing, it flows well, but it flows right in and then out again.
I think that I don't retain that much is because nothing has really happened, most of the book has been the women reflecting or thinking or whining, and to me it seems pretty dry. Im sure that some of it is deserving of literary merit, but its really not that interesting. I feel more involved in books where I can either connect to the characters more or more stuff is going on. However, Cunningham makes it work by tying the women together and by splitting the passages up. By the time you are ready to move on to another character, Cunningham changes it up, and your interest is renewed in this new character. This book isn't my favorite, but its not my least, and I'm interested in how he will tie the characters and the book up.
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Victor,
I'm sorry that your finding this less-than-compelling, but I appreciate the fact that you're willing to reserve judgment until you see how Cunningham "ties it all up" in the end. I'm glad, too, that you appreciate the quality of his prose at the sentence level, though if these images aren't sticking, then he must not be connecting with you on a fundamental level.
Read on, and see if your appreciation of the book doesn't improve. If nothing else, you'll have the opportunity to slam it (as Dee does) in your next essay!
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