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Sparrow · 03-22-2009, 02:18 PM

I didn't like the way the book was based on the myth of how Minor and Murray met.
It gave the impression that the true story was too slight, and the author had to resort to padding and dissembling to make a book out of it.
Also, the focus on the two men's relationship gave a deliberately misleading impression imho.
Murray chose to be buried alongside a colleague (and presumably a dear friend) when he died. Minor was probably a small part of Murray's life; but it didn't suit the author's agenda to portray their relationship as too unequal.
There was also a lot of imaginative interpretation around the scenes in Ceylon, the murder and speculation about the causes of Minor's illness.

Overall, I felt manipulated and slightly cheated by this book.

5/10

03-22-2009, 02:18 PM	#11
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I didn't like the way the book was based on the myth of how Minor and Murray met. It gave the impression that the true story was too slight, and the author had to resort to padding and dissembling to make a book out of it. Also, the focus on the two men's relationship gave a deliberately misleading impression imho. Murray chose to be buried alongside a colleague (and presumably a dear friend) when he died. Minor was probably a small part of Murray's life; but it didn't suit the author's agenda to portray their relationship as too unequal. There was also a lot of imaginative interpretation around the scenes in Ceylon, the murder and speculation about the causes of Minor's illness. Overall, I felt manipulated and slightly cheated by this book. 5/10 Last edited by Sparrow; 03-22-2009 at 02:21 PM.