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Title: hackneyed plot
Review: Although well-written, I thought the plotting too contrived and the characters not altogether credible - too monochromatic. The style and setting throughout are determinedly realistic, but, like the plot, the protagonists seem manipulated into doing what the author decides is best for them. Unfortunately, much in the story came over as padding. For instance, why the constant allusion to the fires, why the rain which in any event did not douse them? Neither served any purpose. In fact, I found little of real substance in this novel. And in the end, OK, fine, but what happened to Bull?
