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ceervine

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Pride and Prejudice
The Goblin Emperor (The Goblin Emperor, #1)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
The Phantom of the Opera
Rakesfall

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    ceervine
    Apr 19, 2026
    2.5
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    I think Ephron is a much better movie writer than novel writer. I'll probably check out this one's movie-adaption soon but at the moment I'm left feeling very ehh. I liked the conversational cadence of the novel quite a bit.

    Very much disliked the racism and homophobia in it, the forward mentioned it being ahead of its time ... but it felt quite dated in many respects

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