![]() ![]() ![]() There's plenty more where this one came from and I'm readying the credits for other good reads. I appreciate many won't agree with me (and all the good reviews will support the case against me) and maybe I was in the wrong state of mind, but it doesn't change the fact that I didn't like the book at all, found it a complete bore and was surprised that it came from under the same pen that committed one of my favorite books ever. There was a lot of fluff so it took ages to put across a simple point. The characters (every single one of them) were annoyingly naive and acted like they were from another planet. I just skimmed the rest to see if my predictions were correct (which they generally were). ![]() Perfect was partly a response to the shock of my first book, The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry. Unfortunately half way into the book I got so bored I just couldn't continue (and it doesn't happen to me very often). Enjoy the best Rachel Joyce Quotes at BrainyQuote. It didn't need to be all the way up there with the "Pilgrimage" but I was sure it would be good. Winter, present day: As frost creeps across the moor, Jim cleans tables in the local caf, a solitary figure struggling with OCD. I loved "Harold Fry" and was looking forward to the next book from Joyce. Perfect Summer, 1972: In the claustrophobic heat, eleven-year-old Byron and his friend begin ‘Operation Perfect’, a hapless mission to rescue Byron’s mother from impending crisis. ![]()
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