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The Power of Darkness
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Reliable fit when you want an easier decision path before buying. Smart choice if you want a more concrete fit signal than lookalikes. When you like high-stakes dilemmas, the prose pauses to examine inner life.
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Lower fit if you want pure reference utility with no narrative flow. Likely a miss if you want a much lighter or punchier style than this offers. You only want something with very current references and examples.
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At a glance, The Power of Darkness by John McGahern comes across as a backlist title with a clear setup and an easy way in. From the listing, this copy runs 2002 • Faber and Faber • 64 pages, a decent clue for the kind of reading commitment it asks for.
Edition on file: 2002 • Faber and Faber • 64 pages • ISBN 9780571167098.
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Quick commitment. This looks like a same-day or weekend read rather than a project.
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Best approached in a couple of steady sittings rather than in constant tiny fragments.
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