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Esi Edugyan

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10+ Works 3,909 Members 229 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan in Booker Prize (September 2011)

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BooksInMirror | 133 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
I liked the first half of this quite a bit. The second half lost momentum for me and truth be told, it’s probably not the fault of the novel. I was traveling and running races and not getting much sleep and I just became disconnected with the flow of the whole story. I think it deserved better from me.

Some lovely writing for sure.
 
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hmonkeyreads | 133 other reviews | Jan 25, 2024 |
I had an awful time getting through the dialogue. Someone else has referred to it as "contrived" and I have to agree. Very good story, but very difficult to immerse oneself into because of it.
 
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10
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3,909
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Rating
3.8
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ISBNs
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