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Title: half read, moving on
Review: I have given this book more than it deserves - half a read.I love novels about family life, marriage, raising kids. But this book was "much ado about nothing." McDermott has some beautiful poetic language, hence the two stars. But the chapters are too loosely woven together, the events too slow moving and mundane. It reads more like a series of short stories, only afterward spliced together (a trend I am noticing with a lot of contemporary novels). And even so, I kept waiting for something, anything to happen. It's a little too much like real life, the rather dull aspects. Also, too much detail and introspection about everyday commonplace observations. The book needs more editing and a boost of drama.In short, too boring to finish.
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