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Title: A great new comic voice
Review: This 1st novel is an unconditional original. I've never read anything like it, and I have no doubt that it will be among this years sleeper books. Laurie Gwen Shapiro is a truly funny writer who believably shifts her narrative voice in seesawing chapters from a 27 year old neurotic New York female physicist to a likeable struggling mid 30's Down Under male rocker. It punches you in the stomach with totally funny deep observations on everything from disappearance of the worlds frogs due to pollution, to the substitution of pop culture for those alienated by religion. I'm taking off a point for 1 semi-confusing chapter so I can give her 2nd book a 10. It will be hard to top this sharp debut.
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