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Ducks, Newburyport
by Lucy Ellmann
Too many words (2/18/2021)
I do not rate this book at all. While I realize the writing style is intended to come across as a stream of consciousness, in my opinion it is not successful. I found it like wading through treacle. The long lists of consumer products are not a realistic portrayal of anyone’s inner thoughts. Comparisons to Joyce are an insult to Joyce’s intelligent use of language. I saw no echoes of that here. To paraphrase Amadeus ‘too many words’.
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