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Review title: Something's missing...
Product review: Block's stories receive wonderful praise, but after reading just the first book in this collection, I've got to ask "Why?" Yes, the prose is beautiful, sprinkled with sentences that are magic. But I put the book down feeling like something was lacking. The writing is too detached from the characters and story, choosing instead to focus on fantastical descriptions of a picture-perfect Hollywood where clouds are made of cotton candy. I found it hard to relate to Weetzie, Dirk, etc. when I only had the briefest glimpse of who they are. They start in high school, then are suddenly living on their own, with boyfriends, having babies. How did that happen? I wanted some more insight into the characters to make them seem more like real, relatable people, not puppets controlled by the author with no inner thoughts or feelings.
