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Title: Hide all sharp instruments
Review: I've read my share of bad books, but this one is unique in that it is very well-written. The writing is what kept pulling me through the book, despite the onset of major depression I was getting from reading it. The characters are well-formed, but they are so sad and ignorant, and they make such horrific decisions at every turn, that I felt psychologically slimed. The book is a great insight into the minds of uneducated, superstitious hillbillies, but who wants that? They are people who let things happen to them, who never (with one exception, and it's minor) stand up for themselves, and who have no insight into themselves and the world around them. The book made me feel sad and a little soiled. Having read it, I'm not even going to donate it to charity, because I don't want to inflict this literary downer on anyone else.
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