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Title: Dull and depressing
Review: I agree with another reviewer that there really wasn't a story in this novel. I appreciated (can't say I enjoyed them) the depictions of mountain life at the turn of the century and there were some passages that I thought were well written, but the plot went nowhere. When I got over half way through the book and realized that nothing had really happened to the characters (and wasn't going to, based on the remaining number of pages in the book), I just skimmed the last few chapters and called it a day. There is no story, no real growth (unless you count Hank learning not to lose his temper character growth), and no emotional payback for the litany of calamities that happen to Julie. I don't see the point of this book - and I really don't see how it ended up on Oprah's booklist. I don't recommend it.
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