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A review by shona_reads_in_devon
Sweet Caress by William Boyd
Did not finish book. Stopped at 64%.
This book was fine. If I got to end, I feel like it was likely going to be a 3★ read.
But. It was a book club read. I didn't get to the end before my book club and I'm not really bothered to carry on after my book club tonight. It's super readable but I'm not that bothered by learning about what happens to her, I think I kind of know. It feels to me that she is one of those female characters written by men who are just a bit of a fantasy. I know the woman is several decades older than me but I just don't think she's a realistic woman, she's a man's ideal woman. The photos in this book are terrible and if she actually took photos that rubbish it's not a surprise she didn't do very well. I'm fed up reading about all her stupid decisions and not learning from her mistakes and also how every choice in her life appears to be related to a man. Dull and dull.
But. It was a book club read. I didn't get to the end before my book club and I'm not really bothered to carry on after my book club tonight. It's super readable but I'm not that bothered by learning about what happens to her, I think I kind of know. It feels to me that she is one of those female characters written by men who are just a bit of a fantasy. I know the woman is several decades older than me but I just don't think she's a realistic woman, she's a man's ideal woman. The photos in this book are terrible and if she actually took photos that rubbish it's not a surprise she didn't do very well. I'm fed up reading about all her stupid decisions and not learning from her mistakes and also how every choice in her life appears to be related to a man. Dull and dull.