A great novel. It has everything - plot, great characters, and setting. An excellent example of literary fiction.
As a writer myself (and I can't seem to read anything anymore without finding things to pick at) , I thought it was a little too long. There was a good deal of hashing over ground that had already been covered. It could have been a fourth shorter, I think. But who am I to criticize?
A lot of the enjoyment of the book comes from the suspense of the plot, and it is a subtle suspense. This is not a thriller by any means, but there is plenty here to keep pulling the reader along.
There is also a lot of science - medical terms, but it is handled skillfully and explained well.
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