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Title: Nothing Outstanding
Review: There isn't anything outstandingly wrong with "Child of God", it just wasn't outstanding.In the beginning of the novel, the author throws so many characters into the storyline that by the time you get to the meat of the story, the reader's got the characters all confused. By the middle/end of the book, I wasn't emotionally invested in any of the characters; which is a shame because the author uses every dramatic tactic in attempt to pull the reader in.The story isn't told in chronological order. The multi-generational storytelling and over-dramatics makes this a draining read.This story is a lazy mix of "Flowers in the Attic" and "Scarface".I wouldn't prevent anyone from reading this book, I just wouldn't recommend it. What the writer's trying to do has been done already. In fact, it was perfected in J. California Cooper's "The Wake of the Wind".
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