Excellent reviews from "masterful" to "elegant" with 12 superlatives in between!

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The book, even though realistic fiction, is spellbinding . . . I find myself completely lost if Chang-Rae Lee's style of writing

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well-written and thoughtful

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Beautifully written book, with excellent character development. This is not a page-turner regarding fast-paced plot developments, but the craft of writing is superb. Allow yourself to slow down and think about what Lee is writing, and you will be richly rewarded. This novel says much about families, the "American Dream", immigrants and assimilation into American society, and much more. It is a book you will find yourself thinking about long after you have finished.

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Excellent read.

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This was a good book for the most part, well-written with decent character development. There are a few things that made me crazy, one being the "narrator". What a self-consumed person, wow! I found myself shaking my head and saying "I can't believe he said that to her!" Also, given that the book was sort of about his love for flying and the book covered I'm guessing close to a year of time, I think he was only actually up in the air 2 or 3 times during the book. That seemed odd, although not a show-stopper for sure. I thought the ending seemed "tidy" to everyone but me, the characters all seemed just fine with it.

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