Title: Touches of Amazing Writing With One Unfortunate Flaw
Review: I found this novel confusing. Two distinctly different stories play out side by side and, while the main characters in each story do interact, I see very little relationship between the two stories or the need for Fred's story at all. For me, it was simply a distraction until I could back to Vinnie. Vinnie's story is compelling, witty, heartbreaking, funny, and quite amazingly written. However, Fred's story is boring, silly, unbelievable, and sometimes annoying. Vinnie's character is so well defined, while Fred remained an unclear foggy character throughout the book. I adored Vinnie and her imaginary dog, Fido, (who represents her self pity) so much as to give this book 4 stars. This is clearly her story and should have stood alone.
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