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Title: Too Many Characters
Review: Okay, in a book of 340 pages, there's Matilda (AKA Tilda and Scarlet), Gwen (AKA Gwennie), Louise (AKA Eve), Ronald (AKA Rabbit),Davy, his friend Simon, Davy's family--Michael (father), Davy's niece Dillie, sister (Sophie) and her husband, plus Clea, Mason, Nadine, Ford, Dorcas, on TOP OF THAT, the cat (Adrienne--I think!) and Steve the dog. I wouldn't be surprised if I left someone out. Yes, the book was funny in parts (I think Crusie had in mind a farce), but I was so confused and the characterization was so superficial (not surprising with a list of characters longer than Gone With the Wind's--and THAT was l,000 pages) it took me four days to read this book. Normally, I read Crusie in one sitting. So, bottom line: go to the library if you want to read this and if you do, print out my list of characters. And note to Jennifer Crusie: I'd rather wait TWO years (if I HAVE TO) for quality, which you've done in the past. This wasn't it.
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