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I'm shocked that in the end I'm only giving this book 3 stars, but it really just stopped being engaging at a certain point. The writing, of course is beautiful--I would expect nothing less from Colleen McCullough--but when the book is about 3/4ths finished, it drags. The ending here, at least for me, is a real head-scratcher, and it adds nothing to the overall arc of the story.
The book would benefit from losing about 20 pages, in my opinion. Especially after the main arc of the story is resolved, it seems like McCullough gets lost in a lot of over-descriptive filler just to extend the word count. Anyway, I liked 'Tim', but the plot is too sparse. McCullough works best with more complicated plots that involve many characters. Still, props to her for writing about unconventional couples and pulling it off. Just like she made me root for a Catholic priest to get together with a girl he watched grow up, McCullough makes me root for the 40-year-old in love with a mentally-challenged young man.
The book would benefit from losing about 20 pages, in my opinion. Especially after the main arc of the story is resolved, it seems like McCullough gets lost in a lot of over-descriptive filler just to extend the word count. Anyway, I liked 'Tim', but the plot is too sparse. McCullough works best with more complicated plots that involve many characters. Still, props to her for writing about unconventional couples and pulling it off. Just like she made me root for a Catholic priest to get together with a girl he watched grow up, McCullough makes me root for the 40-year-old in love with a mentally-challenged young man.