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astrangerhere · 12-18-2018, 09:41 AM

When I checked this book in on Goodreads, it informed me that I had read it before. But as I worked my way through the Ralph Cosham audiobook (at double speed as he reads very slow to me), I had absolutely no memory of it.

I felt like I was reading the progenitor Batman - a rich playboy who acts the fool playing the daring hero by night.

But I have to be honest, I did not have much patience for the melodramatics of the latter chapters. Just how many times did I need to go through the Lady's internal despair over her husband and/or brother?

I think if I had read this when I was young, I might have had a nostalgic sheen. But as it was, I was only lukewarm on the story as a whole. I had most of it figured out pretty early on and was not ever taken by surprise by any of the big reveals.

BUT! This did get me to my goal of reading 10 of the 12 book club books on the year!

12-18-2018, 09:41 AM	#50
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	When I checked this book in on Goodreads, it informed me that I had read it before. But as I worked my way through the Ralph Cosham audiobook (at double speed as he reads very slow to me), I had absolutely no memory of it. I felt like I was reading the progenitor Batman - a rich playboy who acts the fool playing the daring hero by night. But I have to be honest, I did not have much patience for the melodramatics of the latter chapters. Just how many times did I need to go through the Lady's internal despair over her husband and/or brother? I think if I had read this when I was young, I might have had a nostalgic sheen. But as it was, I was only lukewarm on the story as a whole. I had most of it figured out pretty early on and was not ever taken by surprise by any of the big reveals. BUT! This did get me to my goal of reading 10 of the 12 book club books on the year!