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Goldberg's over-thought, stilted prose lacks rhythm and liveliness. Her knowledge of Prague is that of an outsider--the history provided is clearly from guidebooks, and she doesn't seem to have spent much time talking to anyone, or becoming immersed in the city. The book centers on her observations from afar, which she fleshes out with her unconvincing imagination and an air of superiority. She doesn't do much better when she discusses American life and culture--her experience is clearly as circumscribed in the States as it is in the Czech Republic. She did manage to convey a sense of the physicality of place, which is the only reason I kept reading the book.
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Time's Magpie: A Walk in Prague (Crown Journeys) by Myla Goldberg
pipyn, August 25, 2007
Goldberg's over-thought, stilted prose lacks rhythm and liveliness. Her knowledge of Prague is that of an outsider--the history provided is clearly from guidebooks, and she doesn't seem to have spent much time talking to anyone, or becoming immersed in the city. The book centers on her observations from afar, which she fleshes out with her unconvincing imagination and an air of superiority. She doesn't do much better when she discusses American life and culture--her experience is clearly as circumscribed in the States as it is in the Czech Republic. She did manage to convey a sense of the physicality of place, which is the only reason I kept reading the book.(4 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)