Saturday, April 21, 2007

The Emperor's Children

The Emperor's Children by claire messud. great book. couldn't put it down. i wanted to know more about the characters, who slowly emerge as connected, ties strong between them, until they suffer their surprising fates. i loved messud's character development - i like to read "good fiction about people" but am often bored with a modern work. messud is reading at the newburyport literary festival next week, and i will try to see her. i also just ordered her other novels from the library - she is a local, and lives in somerville.

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