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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
I genuinely enjoyed them both, though Zen was a while back when I was more patient. Thought Rose did have a few pages where it went on. The movie was great, which I think shows it has a good story line. I tried Foucalt's Pendulum. Now that seriously went on...First chapter is great though. Quit after that.
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Thank you - you’ve jogged my memory, and I misspoke. Your post sent me looking at his book descriptions again. It was actually
Pendulum that I tried and gave up on. It plodded on and on.
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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
….I found Tess particularly hard because Tess herself was a victim. I appreciate the point of her situation, and why it is a feminist classic. But as a story, I just wanted her to get a rifle and shoot someone. I found her passivity frustrating.
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I agree, you can sympathize with Tess, but her passivity is maddening.