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Title: This is the best of the Oprah books...and it ain't good
Review: Yep, Beth, is cold, unlovable, and unlikable, which is the reason that reading the book is such a chore. If she would ever have made an attempt to help herself, to try to look outside of herself, the reader would be able to empathise. As it is, she is not a mother that anyone would like to have and I ended up feeling like the lost kid got the best end of the deal by getting out of the dysfunctional quagmire. I'm getting weary of the current literary obsession with victimization...give me a hero, and if not a hero, give me someone for whom I can at least feel compassion.
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