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Title: Help me understand...Please!
Review: I read this book based on Oprah's recommendations, but also because I was intrigued by the many mixed reviews posted on this site. After reading the book, the strangest thing happened; I just didn't know how to feel about it! Did the author intend for this book to be bad, just to force readers to stop and think and debate about its merits? The story was interesting, but the characters lacked...I don't know...everything? The whole background was dark, foreboding, and frankly, quite scary. Is New England really so bad, or just the town in which these feeble characters lived? Every single character in this book was moronic, immature, and full of self-pity. I hated them all! I'm surprised no one else has mentioned the rabbits to which the author referred at least fifty times. What's up with the rabbits? Do they rule the town? I found them quite frightening!
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