Title: Mediocre
Review: The novel doesn't really deliver the sort of emotional impact you want and expect.The story is premised on some key characteristics of the main character (his size, unusual ability to tell when people are lying) which not only don't resonate emotionally with the reader, but also don't seem terribly believable. The writing is muted and almost flat, so what could and should be vital plot developments end up being more or less statements of fact. The result is that the struggles experienced by a boy growing up in unfortunate circumstances don't really come across as genuine or important. They just seem contrived and boring.
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