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Book Review of Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
Author: Charles Frazier
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Saw the movie--which was good until the stupid, predictable and annoying ending--but I couldn't get past the first 10 pages of the book. I found the author's style of writing just too pretentious and juvenile to let me enjoy the story. Has he never heard of quotation marks? Would it kill him to let the readers feel as if we're getting into the character's head, rather than telling us what the character said? Hey, it's just my own pet peeve. If you can get past the obnoxious attempt at eccentric prose--and the unsatisfactory ending after being dragged through months these poor character's lives--then go for it.