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Title: I read this before
Review: On the plus side this book shows how devastating a fundamentalist mentality can be. As a philosopher I have argued in print that fundmentalism is the greatest of all moral evils.The main character is trapped, which creates the angst, but, while I was able to sympathize with her situation, Toews did not get me to care for her.The father is a much more interesting character. Why he stays is the real mystery.On the negative side I found the writing style to be formal and distancing. It was like reading an essay, not a novel.There are all the traditional Canadian prairie themes in this book: The outsider, the clash of cultures, the landscape, the yearning to be elsewhere.As I read this book, I kept thinking, Margaret Laurence, where are you now that we need you.
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