The standing pool
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Summary
The standing pool by Adam Thorpe is a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. This edition is listed as 2009 • Vintage • 423 pages.
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- You need a direct treatment of its subject.
- You want a book that does not take long to understand.
- If you enjoy condensed, powerful scenes, the plot offers no tidy answers, leaving your sympathies to shift as characters make difficult decisions.
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- If you dislike shifting perspectives, the prose indulges in poetic detours that slow narrative progress.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780099503651
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780099503651
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