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Title: What happened
Review: After I read her first novel, I couldn't honestly see all the hype behind it. The prose was rather pedestrian and the characters seemed rather flat. I was given Wonder Spot as a gift and so I thought I would give Banks another shot. To be honest, I read half of the book and felt as if I were reading about the same characters as in her first novel but merely the names had been changed. Banks does not write with verve or insight but rather with caution-as if she is afraid to take chances and write from the heart. She relies upon a formula that in my view barely worked the first time. This book is a beach book at best; ie; let this one float away. A real disappointment
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