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Title: NOT WORTH ALL THE HYPE
Review: "White Oleander" is the story of a mother (Ingrid) and daughter (Astrid). The mother being in prison for murder and the daughter being bounced from one foster home to another.Astrid's journey through life is interesting, but some parts could have been eliminated from the novel.I am not a fan of this STYLE of writng, within each chapter are paragraphs that span time (weeks,months,etc.), and just when certain parts get interesting the novel shifts, and it does this throughout most of the book. It seems as if the author tried to fit too much into the novel. Sometimes, LESS is MORE."White Oleander" has been hailed by critics and readers, as well as being an OPRAH pick.I don't usually read this type of novel, but with all the praise it has received, I gave it a chance. I wanted to like this book more than I did.The book is just an okay story that will hold your interest, but it is NOT a novel that will make a huge impact on you.
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