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Review title: Great story telling that leaves you wanting more
Product review: This is not a perfect book, but it is a great story. McNeal takes a risk in employing an omniscient narrator who drops us into the heads of many characters, a number of whom are here vividly and then, sadly, gone for good. It is loosely Randall Hunsacker's story but the novel skims over some thin ice midway through when Randall recedes sharply and we are not sure who or what to trust. It's a gamble to skip out on Randall at a key turning point and pick up again months later, leapfrogging over all kinds of critical "stuff". But, but, but. What makes me set aside the flaws and award this book five stars is the sheer force of the story-telling at work here, how fully and deeply I was held in the thrall of this dynamic, gripping, moving story. I grieved that it ended. You cannot go wrong giving this book to anyone with a pulse; this is the kind of book to kick-start a life-long reading habit.
