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Title: Boring and laborious to read
Review: This book reminded me of a reality show...a boring one. It is written from the point of view of Jodi, a teacher in an urban school who lives in Chicago. I would expect that she would have a small level of street sense based upon this but she has none. I also did not understand why she was 1)worried about everything, 2) insecure about everything and 3)crying over everything. She felt bad because her family did not throw a parade after her return from a local conference. She felt jealous because her husband took her daughter to a pancake house. I'm thinking, "Get over it!". Also, I had read half the book (glutton for punishment) and I could see no real point in the story or steady increase to a climactic point. The story just meanders through someone's life. In all fairness, my negative viewpoint may be based upon the fact that I just could not relate to the main character. Others, who enjoyed the story, may have been better able to.
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