Worst Books Read in 2011
10. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
I first encountered The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher in a review a few years ago and loved the idea. Unfortunately, came nowhere near living up to its potential. While the underlying story was fascinating, its telling was dull, had polemic tendencies, and overall fell far short of the English fiction it is said to have inspired.
Less whimsical than the title would suggest... 
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December 31st, 2011 at 8:26 am
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December 30th, 2011 at 8:37 am
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December 29th, 2011 at 8:35 am
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December 28th, 2011 at 8:32 am
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December 27th, 2011 at 8:23 am
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December 26th, 2011 at 8:45 am
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December 25th, 2011 at 8:19 am
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