Title: I'm shocked so many people liked this book
Product review: I agree that the writting style was interesting at times (at other times it was downright odd). I agree that the characters weren't the worst I've ever read (they weren't the greatest either, by ANY means! I didn't care if they lived or died).There wasn't one character I could "root" for or identify with; even Ruth was annoying at times. The pace of the novel was slooooow; not "artsy" slow, not "I'm making a point" slow, not "symbolic" slow, not even "setting the mood" slow.....I think that's what the author was aiming for, but it just didn't do it for me. It was snail-pace slow, end of story.A good first attempt on the author's part; that's never easy. But why Oprah and half the world are raving about it is beyond me!
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