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Title: Wish I'd gone to the library
Review: I just finished the book, and have mixed feelings about it. On its own The Last Days of Dogtown succeeds as a sensitive character study, evoking much feeling and atmosphere; alongside The Red Tent however, (Diamant's previous best-seller) this novel pales in comparison.I know I shouldn't compare this book to one of the author's previous works--The Red Tent--since they are intended to be different. However, I can't help but be disappointed in The Last Days Of Dogtown when I remember how much I loved The Red Tent. While the latter contains so much depth, so many layers, The Last Days of Dogtown is quite shallow and ultimately unsatisfying. I can't help but feel that with more research and more substance this book could have been great instead of average.Perhaps I'll feel differently reading it again at a later date.
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