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Title: Don't Bother
Review: What a disappointing follow up to her wonderful novel Secret Life of Bees. I don't know what any man would see in Jessie - a selfish, self-centered dull dishrag of a woman - not to mention a monk, who seems to instantly fall in love with this bland character. The occasional chapter written in third person is a cop out, the "climax" could not be any more anti-climactic, and the ending is another cop out. Kidd might as well had Jessie dream the whole thing. The supporting characters are the typical stereotypes - Crazy Mother, her Wacky Best Friend with "special daughter," and Unique Mysterious African American Woman.
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