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Title: He has great potential but for now...
Review: I grimmaced at first when I saw the subject matter. This sort of internet urban myth plotline usually seems kind of pathetic, but Baer is a strong writer. At times the images and the language deserve the highest of praise, but overall the writing seems too calculated. I think he definitely is a writer to watch, and the last line was one of the more memorable in years, but as a book on its own I think the characters are a bit too involuntarily cartoonish for me to love this book. I think Baer might write an incredible book oneday, I hope he does, cuz he's a truly gifted writer, much more talented then basically every under-thirty or so writer out there except eugenides. So good luck baer, and to anyone who thought reservation road or any of those other discover books were good, you should be taken out back and shot. Baer deserves to win based on being the only "talent" of the bunch. Nonetheless, not a great book, but I have lots of hope for him in the future...
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