I meant to say something after finishing Robbie's Wife. I was
prepared to stick it out, but to what end I knew not. It's
true that not much happens for almost 2/3s of the book, but
you realize much sooner than that the book is actually a very
clever black comedy. The humor is English, very subtle and
very dry. When some of the list members said it really takes
off I assumed they meant action, but they were obviously
talking about the humor. There were parts near the end where
I was laughing out loud--think Alfie Precious (is that a
great stereotype of a British name by an American writer, or
what).
Jeff
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