Title: Melodrama & Cliches
Review: The book is long, but I'll be brief...Interesting topic. Middle falls flat. Written in fits and starts with flashes of artsy philosophy and continuous medical procedure that eventually loses its relevance. Characters lose credibility half way through. The side plots devolve into cliches with no climax---Jesse, Campbell and Julia, the cold-hearted mother, Judge De Salvo...blahblahblah. FILLED with melodrama, no surprises. Not only could I see the ending coming a mile away, I could see the entire book unfold half way through and thought it was intentionally written that way to build to something less trite. Chicken Soup for the Soul, but with the occasional F-bomb (which really is not a problem.)Critics say that this book was not as well written as her earlier work, and I might give another book a try---it just seems like she got tired around page 250. Disappointing, considering a strong beginning.
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