The
complete review has reviewed Jonathan Littell's
The Kindly Ones and has given it a C- and called it "a mess." This prix Goncourt-winning book weighs in at almost 1000 pages and has garnered much attention now that
an English translation
will be published in early March. The
Literary Saloon (the complete review's blog) discusses the review and concludes that
The Kindly Ones isn't worth reading:
Littell's is a big, 'serious' book that tackles very serious issues and history -- but there's little here that hasn't been covered before, and the parts that are original -- Littell's fictional padding -- are simply terrible.
The complete review has reviewed Jonathan Littell's The Kindly Ones and has given it a C- and called it "a mess." This prix Goncourt-winning book weighs in at almost 1000 pages and has garnered much attention now that an English translation
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