Too busy by far
The RomanticJust too much covered to really hold my interest. A sort of 19th Century Forest Gump with literary pretensions.
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More than one book should hold
The RomanticI read this book, and I finished it. Coming from a person who hasn't read novels in decades, I suppose that's a thumbs up. The Romantic covers an age of exploration, discovery and artistry, and its main character does it all. And that sums up my problem with it. It's a story that could easily, and more realistically, be about at least six different people. Good? Certainly not a bad read, but too much for one book about one person. Entertaining? Sure. But if it were mine, it would be read once and then donated to a charity bookshop.