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Review title: yuk
Product review: This novel is depressing. All the characters are basically without valuable qualities. Even Barb, who I suppose is the "saving grace" for Ellen, isn't smart enough to get out of this God-forsaken town. Sure, there's empathy for the children, but their point of view isn't central in the novel.Even those who think this book is validated by the last sentence are likely just too dreadfully bored and depressed to think about the story that was told. My best guess is that a "part II" novel would have Ellen and children moving back in with her husband, just like Ellen's abused neighbor on Vinegar Hill. Although I can't imagine how many more socially disfunctional and emotionally grotesque chapters could follow this novel, Vinegar Hill.How did this get on Oprah's Book Club?
