I read this for my book club. The first part of the book was SO SLOW!!!! I was going to dnf but the members who had already read said it picks up in tI read this for my book club. The first part of the book was SO SLOW!!!! I was going to dnf but the members who had already read said it picks up in the second part. Thankfully it did and I have to say I HATED Maurice with a passion. If I'm being honest I didn't care for any of the characters. The last part of the book got a little stale but it did hold my interest until the end. ...more