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jefrye t1_j5nhr2m wrote

I read just enough to figure out that it's a sentimental feel-good piece of faux intellectualism designed to dazzle the reader with "profound" aphorisms and quirky caricatures that can be comfortably discussed at book club over glasses of white wine....so this ending doesn't surprise me at all.

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CrazyCatLady108 t1_j5pj23h wrote

i feel the book scratches the same itch Anastasia did for a lot of American (Western?) audiences. it is about a culture and history that not well known in the west with a bit of unrealistic charm sprinkled on top.

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