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Book Review of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
twylah avatar reviewed Terrible Waste of Time on + 21 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 23


I was so excited to read this book after hearing all of the spectacular reviews. However, I found myself incredibly disappointed. The plot is muddy and plodding, the writing is far from interesting, and the characters are so boring that, by the time I was halfway through this book, I couldn't have possibly cared less whether any of them lived to the end or what they did on the way there. I honestly do not understand the hype over this book at all. I've read hundreds of books that were far more interesting, engaging and memorable. This was a huge, huge disappointment. Hours of my life I will never get back....