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Title: Form over Substance
Review: I received Lake Effect as a gift, as I, like Cohen, also attended New Trier High School in the early-mid 80's and the giver felt the book might interest me. Impressed as I was with Cohen's writing, I could never shake the feeling of how empty and shallow all of this was. And to glorify the excessive drinking and drug consumption served only to lower my esteem for Cohen and the famous "Drew-licious". Spoiled, self-absorbed and over indulgent, the characters reflect the worst of the North Shore and gives critics of the area plenty of material to work with.Not worth the time or money.
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