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Book Review of The Slap

The Slap
The Slap
Author: Christos Tsiolkas
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I despised this book - I made it halfway and finally gave up. I get the point that the author is making. I get that he is using the spoiled little boy who gets slapped as a metaphor for the spoiled middle class characters in the book (and presumably a statement on society as a whole). But every single character in this book is over-the-top and detestable. It's a boring and unpleasant read, and I have better things to do than slog through it any more.