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Title: Annoying and dull
Review: What a dissapoinment! I purchased this book because of the comparison to Cold Mountain on the back cover. The fact that both books are first novels for their respective authors is the only thing I can find to compare between the two novels. The prose is elementary when compared to that of Charles Frazier, completely lacking in the imagery I expected. I agree with other reviewers in their opinion of Grace, but would take it one step further. None of these women seem to know what love between mother and daughter is all about, much less how to express it to each other. The only character I found worthy of my time was Seamus, whom I didn't get to meet until the last 3 chapters or so. The sexual innuendo was trite and unneccessary, an overall detraction from the story, which I found to be very predictable. I finished the book because the reviews were so glowing; I kept hoping it would get better. Alas, it was not to be.
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