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Title: Cure for Insomnia
Review: I have to start off by saying honestly that I could not read the entire book, which is rare for me, particularly memoirs. I skimmed the middle section, just to get through it. This book is lacking in humor, insight or compassion. Without any of those redeeming qualities, you are left with a long drawn out story of somebody dying. Yes, the author comes from a "dysfunctional family." So what? Don't we all! I so wanted to read something that would make this family likeable, or even interesting. Sad to say, I never found it. There is no animosity, no self pity, no drama, either. Even these would have been preferable to the blandness of this tale. My favorite character was the mom (no wonder she drank with that family - bo-o-o-oring!) but there isn't even much about her. What little is recounted is so detached it comes across as cold. Save yourself the money, but more importantly, the time!
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