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Title: I'm over Oprah's Book Club!
Review: While I related to the characters and learned something about the Haitian culture, I found the book rambling and rather elementary in scope. I was happy to read that it was one of the author's earlier attempts. There are shades of promise here. I have been so scalded by some of the other Oprah books that I think this one finally convinced me that I make better choices on my own. While I have overcome significant challenges in my own life, it seems to me that most of her books have a similar theme.....poor people, who can only escape their existance within their minds and suffer, suffer, suffer so eloquently in the process. I was so tired of this story by the time it was over!! Previously, I had to start "She's Come Undone" three times. Toni Morrison's books are beautiful, though tedious, because she tries to use the entire dictionary in her syntax. I'll make my own choices.. I found Amistead Maupin, Diana Gabaldon and Barbara Taylor Bradford on my own!
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