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Title: Why I rarely read novels any more
Review: This book reminded me of why I read memoirs in lieu of novels these days. It felt so contrived. Though I can see why some women will like it and relate to the character, I was groaning over "Cannie" (what a ridiculous name)deciding she was in love with the idiot Bruce after he wrote about her in a national magazine AND used her for sex after his father's funeral. I was about two thirds through the book when I had a strange sense that I'd read this story before. Not this novel, but the STORY and I realized it was like a rehashed "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb. I'd recommend that book over this one.Oh, and out of no where she falls in love with a character who likes her in part because Cannie reminds him of his dead sister (red flag! bad basis for a relationship!) It seemed it was just to wrap up the happy ending neatly.
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