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[0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [title] title The Russian Debutante's Handbook [author] author Shteyngart, Gary * [isbn] isbn 1573229881 [isbn13] isbn13 9781573229883 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 476 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.50 [num ratings] num ratings 5,394 [date pub] date pub Apr 29, 2002 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Apr 29, 2002 [rating] Sammy's rating 2 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read Mar 2006 [date added] date added May 29, 2007 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Paperback [29] actions view (with text) [review] 
review I'm officially laying off all Russian authors now. This book took me absolutely forever to read because it was just so boring. Every once and a while I'm officially laying off all Russian authors now. This book took me absolutely forever to read because it was just so boring. Every once and a while it would pick up a little bit, but for the most part it just dragged on and on. I didn't understand where this book was going at all, and it wasn't until the last few chapters of the book that it seemed like there was any sort of plot line coming out of the story. Before that... well... I was just bored and continuously asking myself, "What's the point?!" It seems like it's an author thing, because I had the same experience with Anna Karinninananablahfuckingblah! So I don't mean to discriminate against the Russian's or anything, but just stick to ballet and plays, stay away from novels because it's just not your forte. ...more
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