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Book Review of Slammerkin

Slammerkin
Slammerkin
Author: Emma Donoghue
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Substores
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


The first half of this book flies by. We cheer Mary's growing savviness, and lament her impatience. The second half pales (literally) in the mind's eye as Mary leaves her previous self, and colorful London, behind. A great story that I have read and reread, with closure at the end.