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Title: an Oprah disappointment
Review: The primary appeal for me of Oprah's other recommendations has been strong, engrossing characterization. After reading "I Know This Much is True" I carried the main character around in my head for weeks afterwords. In this book, however, I never came to care at all for the characters. This was particularly frustrating when there were major plot turns (a family disowning a much beloved daughter) that made no sense to me based on the bits of information I'd oreviously gleened from the characters.I concur with another author who stated that the style of moving back in forth in time (which I enjoy in other books) was incredibly annoying in this book. I skipped ahead and skimmed significantly more than I have with any other book.Up to this point, I've felt confident that an Oprah recommendation meant a book I'd be engrossed and engaged in from cover to cover. Not this book.
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