The book is praised for its archaeological precision but criticized for lacking depth beneath its surface. It feels meticulously crafted but emotionally hollow.
This reviewer appreciates the professionalism and competence in the book's writing, noting that it's like a well-dug archaeological site. However, they feel it's missing the emotional depth and substance that would make it truly compelling. The surfaces are polished, but there's a sense of emptiness beneath. It's a book that feels more like a technical achievement than an emotional journey, leaving the reader with a sense of something missing.
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The book is so professionally archaeological, so competently dug, that one can mistake its surfaces for depth.
But it's like a cemetery with no bodies in it.
It's a book that feels more like a technical achievement than an emotional journey.