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Nov 18, 2014alibraryguy rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
While lauded by reviewers and shortlisted for 2013 Giller, this was a very disappointing book. Touted as a literary suspense novel, it is neither literary or all that suspenseful. What makes literary fiction literary is strong, well-defined characters; Moore’s characters are colourless and vague. The prose style, praised as poetic, comes off as flat and monotone. There are several time gaps in the storyline that only serve to emphasize the implausibility of the plot. Overall, a weak and flawed novel.