I have to find at least one redeeming character in a book for me to enjoy the time I spend with them. I can say right now that I don't care how much praise J.M. Coetzee receives as a writer, I will not read another one of his books if he always has such annoying characters. I really wanted to like this book. There were aspects I appreciated, such as the background of racial relations in post-apartheid South Africa. What I didn't like was the main character. I don't think I was supposed to like him but now I don't know. He tried to do right by his daughter. There...one thing. Even that doesn't really fit because the character continues to call attention to her unattractiveness. At least it was a quick read.
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