Her Fearful Symmetry
From the author of the #1 bestselling The Time Traveler's Wife, a spectacularly compelling novel--set in and near Highgate Cemetery in London, about the love between twins, men and women, ghosts and the living.Julia and Valentina Poole are twenty-year-old sisters with an intense attachment to each other. One morning the mailman delivers a thick env...show more
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Weird and troubling plot, not nearly as good as the TimeTraveler's Wife. I had a strong dislike for all of the pathetic characters, and they were all quite boring.
Good view on twinness and somewhat startling paranormal behavior. A tale well told, with many happy endings and a few surprising ones.
This really does pale in comparison to her first novel. There are similar elements, and the story is well-told to a certain extent. It just felt so rushed near the end. I'm starting to wonder if this is a theme in modern books, because all the new novels I've read recently were unnecessarily long and yet incredibly rushed and lazy near the end. Overall it's really quite enjoyable, but it definitely could have used a couple more edits. I suggest t...read more
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