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Title: nothing prodigious here
Review: i haven't been this disappointed in a book in quite some time. there was nothing complex, nothing moving...nothing prodigious about this novel. it was a painful read...the sex trashy, the relationships for the most part underdeveloped...the most promising characters too peripheral for my tastes. it didn't feel like kingsolver at all. and the worst thing? this novel was too easy...far too transparent, maps drawn neatly across the pages as though the reader needed a forest services-esque guide to "get it". i found this book lacking in meaning, depth and breadth. i had to re-read The Poisonwood Bible, The Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven and High Tide in Tucson just to feel better about having wasted my time.
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