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Title: Weak
Review: This one is certainly not as good as the previous novel in the series, Homeland. The plot is weak and highly reminiscent of Homeland (the tensed relation between the general and Fritzi, Carl wishes to marry Tess but she marries someone her father has choosen for her). There is little surprise in all of this.Furthermore, Fritzi is not a very compelling character, she's like a drifting boat with little power over the direction she takes. All the while she will be a reluctant star. Carl is much more interesting, but is given very little show time as Jakes centers whatever plot there is around Fritzi. There is also a lot of name-dropping (much of it useless), and it gets boring after a time.
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