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4 out of 10
We shouldn't have picked it and Bridget said so at the time, and by the end even the people defending it were saying "well, for when it was written", which isn't a defence. Fiona left early. Four, and that's generous.
by@bookclubdropoutWritten 14 April 2026Read 13 April 2026
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