Literary Significance & Criticism
While the novel garnered generally favorable reviews, some reviewers and readers consider The Inner Circle to be one of Boyle’s lesser novels. The criticisms generally cite slow-moving and somewhat predictable plotting, as well as an overly-linear storyline.
The German translation of the novel bears the more lurid title Dr. Sex.
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