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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Huh, I enjoyed The Thornbirds.
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I don’t think
The Thorn Birds qualifies in this category; it’s long, but it’s not difficult nor especially boring, unless sweeping family sagas aren’t your thing. They’re not mine, but
TB doesn’t seem worse or duller than most; the contrary, in fact.
A factoid that amuses me is that
The Thorn Birds and
Love Story were written within a few years of each other in New Haven, Conn. while their respective authors were employed at Yale. Was it something in the water?