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Title: Too much pathos, not enough charm
Review: This book tried to do what "Angela'a Ashes" actually did. There were too many characters with too much pain in their lives to allow the reader to identify with any single one. The strange choice of narrator futher clouded the novel. McDermott does a fine job of placing a word on a page; her prose is melodic and rich to read. But when those words try to become a story, they fall short. I found very little believable threads in this book and would not recommend it.
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