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Title: trite and hackneyed
Review: I found this book rather amateurish with tiresome cliches, boring stereotypes and a rather unimaginative, trite story line. Predictable and at times Ms. MacDoanld stretches the boundaries of belief. I understand that the author was attempting to contast the stark dichotomies of the pristine, hermetical family with the harsh, crass evil in the world, but please, the writing is so unseasoned that it detracts from any "message," from whatever the point of the novel is attempting to make. Ms. MacDonald's"poetic license"was irritating, using one word sentences, incomplete sentences and a mish mash of popular songs of the day. I wanted to find something to keep me going after spending $29, and in the end it was only with the thought that I might be able to recoup some of back by selling it to a used bookstore. There are too many other credible pieces of literature to enjoy than to waste time on this one.
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