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Title: I'm glad Beth was never my mother.
Review: I can proudly (or sadly) say I made it to page 356 of this wretched novel - it was an exercise in discipline. Trudging through quicksand would have been more exiting. By this time, I didn't care what happened to any of the characters, with the possible exception of Reese. It was depressing to reach this stage of the book, as it felt like the story had concluded, and yet I saw that I still had over 100 pages to go. Torture in the extreme. What could she possibly have had more to add to this poorly written and utterly improbable story. If you should find yourself stranded on a desert island and this is the only thing to read - build sand castles. I would not only question Oprah's recommendations, but this book only proves that critics often don't have a clue.
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