Review: the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: unsuccessfully 
Sentiment: negative

Review: made watchable by a bravura performance 
Sentiment: positive

Review: that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus 
Sentiment: negative


Review: naipaul , a juicy writer