Monday, April 18, 2022

The Dickens Boy, by Thomas Keneally

 The title enticed me, but this book is b.o.r.i.n.g.

Keneally has written a zillion books including Schindler's List. So of course I had expectations for this book. Forty pages in and I'm just bored, waiting and hoping it will get better. 

I went to book reviews and there it was, a review that says, "More educational than entertaining." 

Sorry, but I'll read nonfiction for education. For fiction, I want entertainment! And if I learn something, great. First rule of thumb for fiction is you must entertain the reader. 

I'm closing the book on this one, literally. 

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