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Title: waste of my time
Review: The novel is predictable from the beginning and does nothing to stave off the boredom of its predictability. The characters are stereotypical with no modification of the expected. The book exceeds 500 pages when it could have easily been completed in 200. When an author relies so heavily on stereotypes, exaggerated descriptions are completely unnecessary. The writing is stylistically dead; many attempts at being clever made me groan out loud. Stanley Gordon West has created a novel that many obviously adore; I am not one of those. If you got recommendations from a friend who liked this book and you trust that opinion, read it but be prepared to adjust that friendship.
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