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Title: Disappointed
Review: I read The Mermaid Chair based on the hype, but the experience didn't live up to it. I was disappointed that the backstory of the chair itself was not more central to the novel. Also, the story of the mother's attempts at repentance through self-mutilation did not have enough depth. Telling the story completely in third-person as opposed to alternating first/third would have allowed more exploration of the mother's own internal reflections, shedding more light on her story. Just another midlife crisis story? I think so. The fact that the affair was with a priest even became boring. The ending was predictable.I am not impressed with this novel.
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