Title: a disappointment with potential
Review: the amount of hype this book received is perplexing. he is young, yes; the story itself (stripped of leroy's difficulties with its execution)is unique and entertaining, yes; but the writing is amateurish, sluggish, and lacking the qualities i expected in a novel that had garnered so much praise. ....this book is all story and no craft, like a tv movie. that said, the story is very sweet and the characters are interesting. they're one-dimensional, but the one dimension each is allotted contains funny bits and good dialogue. .... it's different because of its location and its subject matter....
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