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Title: Light Read, But Not Memorable
Review: This book was interesting, but after reading the Peace Corps novel by Peter Hessler, this one just did not compare.I was not impressed by the style of the writing, the book was organized around journal entries and poems that the author wrote. It just left the book feeling empty and contrived.It seems like the author was most concerned with getting to know herself through her journal entries, which is entirely understandable, as most of us would do the same. However, I just don't think there is enough interesting material about herself to justify my time in a novel.I wanted to get to know the Peace Corps experience and her country better, but feel like I only got to explore her thoughts and feelings rather than a deeper connect with something that would interest a third party.She is definitely a great person and someone that would be great to be friends with, but it is not really worth reading a whole book about her journal entries.
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