Title: Could've been better
Product review: After "Where the Heart Is" I expected so much more. Don't get me wrong; the storyline is fine and all, but the characters weren't up to the task of carrying it. Bui Khan, what in the world happened to him at the end of the novel? You never find out. It's not like one of those sentimental well-ending novels where this device works. And Vena Takes Horse was so complex that she was unclear. And the sideplot about her sister was never fleshed out. Like another 2-star reviewer said, if only Letts didn't feel pressured with the Oprah thing for her first novel, this book could've really been something.
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