Title: At least it only cost $2.00
Review: I had never heard of this author before I bought (the audio version of) Visits from the Drowned Girl. I bought it only because it was cheap and I spend a lot of time listening to books on my long drive to work. The book had moments that captivated me, mostly through honest and charming sentences that seem not to belong in a story filled with unlikeable characters and tedious side tracks into information that adds nothing to the story.I liken it to a conversation with an elderly relative who can take his sweet time telling a story that is, in turn, compelling, disgusting, long-winded and amusing. Because he knows his audience is forced by politeness to see the story to the finish, he embellishes to make it last, but in the end, neither party has gained anything from the exchange.I must admit I was never good with old people, and have yet to finish listening to this tale. From reading the reviews, it doesn't sound promising, but I'll see it through on my next drive to work.
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