SOURCE: “The Characters Are in Charge,” in New York Times Book Review, July 8, 1990, pp. 3, 19.
In the following review, Goreau offers unfavorable evaluation of Lying Together and Thomas's “Russian Nights” series. Goreau finds fault in Thomas's preoccupation with theory and ideas over plot and characters in these novels.
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