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Title: Am I alone out here?
Review: This book was chosen, unread, by a member of our book group. When the selector finished reading it she called several of the other members saying she hated this book, disliked the graphic, gratuitious, soap-opera-sex style of writing. She disliked the characters, finding no one who seemed authentic. She made the statement, "I chose the worst book in our 4 years of meeting."When she made her calls, it was to find out that only 3 out of ten even continued reading the book to the end and all unanimously agreed with her assessment. This group is a cross section of ages, experience and all are extremely well educated and have great tolerance for lives different from our own. However, we found the writing lacking in "elegant prose", and couldn't identify with anyone on any level. Cardboard characters with real concerns but only cardboard solutions to those concerns.Please tell me the "Young readers" mentioned in editorial reviews won't buy the media hype. This book is schlock.
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