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Title: What a shame
Review: Having loved the Secret Life of Bees, I bought this novel without hesitation, and was extremely disappointed. The story itself had promise, but the prose was overwritten, full of cliches, and totally devoid of the subtle, finely-wrought language and characters that made her previous novel such a joy to read. I can't help but think that this one was turned in half-baked.
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