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Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks

Human Traces

A Novel

by Sebastian Faulks
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  • Sep 12, 2006, 576 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Aug 2006, 618 pages
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Valerie

Slow and well written
Well written but long and slow. While it was an okay read, I was looking forward to finishing it to read something else. It is an interesting portrayal of mental health at the turn 20th century.
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