Title: The character in this book is so pathetic
Product review: Guess I'm in the minority here. I hated this book. The author seemed to just keep throwing awful things at the main character to keep the story going. I could literally picture him saying to himself, "Now what should I do to her next?" Delores is so pathetic--at no point did she rise up out of the squalor of her life and make something of herself. Compared to other hard-knock life stories, such as Angela's Ashes (which is a TRUE story), the character in this book merely plods along, never making anything of herself, and never showing and strength or ingenuity.Instead of making a point by showing how people can overcome difficulty, this character stayed flat, lifeless, and boring throughout her horribly difficult life. I really have to wonder how much experience or insight Mr. Lamb has into a troubled woman's soul after all.
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