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The Elegance of the Hedgehog PhotoJim Send a noteboard - 01/02/2010 01:38:08 PM
I'm still trying to see how I feel about this one. I thought the characters were all intellectual snobs for much of the book. I really disliked the first half of the book. It wasn't until Ozu really becomes part of the book that I warmed to anyone. Once I finally started to have hope for the characters and see some redeeming qualities in them it ENDS in a rather abrupt manner.

There are some beautiful moments, some funny moments, and some philosophical moments. I just wish they would have been put together without the moments of frustration with the author's style and love of the thesaurus.
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!

Not to be rude but who are you? And I suppose equally important, where are we?

The Wotmaniac formerly known as nomad.
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