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Review title: A Lot to Like
Product review: This is a wonderful novel about a murder trial on an island off Washington state in the 1950s. All at once a murder mystery (complete with forensics), a period novel, a culture/history novel (Japanese-Americans and their WWII internment are key figures/events in the story), a geographical novel (weather/land/water play a big part) and a star-crossed love story, Guterson manages to blend it all together with an easy grace. But mainly the theme is human nature under crisis, about which Guterson provides a lot of insight. My only quibble is with an opening chapter that spends a little too much time setting the physical scene (the "snow falling on cedars"). I found this part to be slow going, and it might discourage some readers from continuing.I highly recommended "Snow Falling on Cedars" to readers of all ages. Teenagers may especially appreciate the book as the protagonist/narrator is a journalist looking back on his life as a youth and teen.
