Title: Dark Dismal Depressing
Product review: When this book first came out, I passed it by because of the subject matter. But then I read Lehane's Shutter Island and liked it very much. I took a look at all the glowing reviews and heard that Clint Eastwood was going to make a movie of Mystic River and decided to give it a try. Big Mistake. I just don't understand why dark, dismal, depressing stories pass for artistic writing these days. When one of the characters (Dave Boyle) recounts his take on how baseball fans react when their team looses, it was so far over the top I had to wonder at the author's sanity. I struggled through to the end hoping for an uplifting resolution, but I didn't find it. I realize I am in the minority here. I can not think of a single reason to recommend this book. I was not enlightened and I was not entertained. I feel like I wasted my time.
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