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Title: Stick With Her Whimsical Novels!!
Review: I really wanted to like this novel -- especially since her last two books, "Local Girls" and "River King," were equally disappointing. Where is the Alice Hoffman of "Practical Magic," "Seventh Heaven," and "Turtle Moon" gone?I don't have a problem with disturbing books if they are done well (i.e. J.M. Coetze's "Disgrace," or Chang Rae Lee's "A Gesture Life"). But this is not done well. Hyperbole does not work in this vein and ultimately I could never get past the fact that we are supposed to believe Ethan is redeemed instantly after years of horrible behavior.If you want to read great fiction by Alice Hoffman, stick with her older stuff!
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