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Title: interesting premise; poor writing, weakly-drawn characters
Review: I was extremely disappointed in this book. While the premise is interesting and plausible, the characters are not. The writing is "jumpy" and difficult to follow. An important criterion of a good novel is that the characters must become "real" for the reader; and, for me, there wasn't a single character in this book who did. I am an avid reader who enjoys a variety of fiction and non-fiction, and I appreciate a good book of "Dust"'s genre. Unfortunately, this one just doesn't make the cut. I almost never give up on a book before finishing it, but I almost did this time.
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