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Title: Not what I expected
Review: I really wanted to like this book but couldn't get there. Well written but poorly edited - use of wrong character name, wrong word - this is a disjointed story. There are too many undeveloped characters and subplots that don't seem to add much or go anywhere. And these are really hard, sad characters, most of whom make it to the end with some resolution for themselves but still remain sad or disillusioned. I knew nothing of this author except for her book, Bastard Out of Carolina, which was also sad, raw really, but readable. After reading her biography to try to understand her point of view I suppose I understand her characters a bit better but life doesn't have to be a recurring awful. I stayed until the end, read every word, but now I'm sorry I did. I've been depressed for days.
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