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I hated it.
It started out boring and confusing, with too many characters to try to distinguish. Then it settled down to being Haskel and Emily, and I thought, okay, finally, now where are we going with this story? The answer was nowhere. Then it got to the magic painting nonsense, and I thought, What the ----? I am annoyed and angry at the hours I wasted.
The only redeeming feature was the mention of a variety of familiar song titles; in my head I could hear Sinatra singing Cole Porter, which made me want to dig out my CDs.
The book was heavy on atmosphere, throwing in everything but the kitchen sink as the backdrop, and light on story.
As annoyed as I was by the end, I read the magic painting stuff twice. Still have no idea what the heck was going on and where they were supposed to end up. And I don't care.
Did I mention I hated it?
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