Same here. The prose was gorgeous, and there were little sentences and paragraphs and even chapters that I adored, but overall I felt disconnected from the characters and uninterested in the final outcome of the book. I'm glad I read it, but I don't have love in my heart for it - character is just too important to me when enjoying a work of fiction. (I've enjoyed some objectively not-that-great stuff, if I like the characters enough.)
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