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Title: Gag! Hated it! A very annoying read.
Review: I *HATED* this book. There is nothing likeable about the characters, nothing to draw you in and care about what's going on in their heads. Rich, spoiled, selfish. Bah. I think Bowle's portrayal of Kit was shallow and unrealistic. He says she gets through her days balancing an internal dialog of omens and signs, yet after he mentions this, there's no evidence of her doing this. I think he got the female character way wrong, expecting her to validate her existence only if there was a man in the picture. And his portrayal of the "natives" of the various locales was incredibly unflattering. Why go deeper and deeper into the desert seeking a "real" experience if you're going to dis the people who live there? Alienation, existential angst, yadda yadda yadda. Yeah, we get it, but who cares with these people? I think this book is like The Emperor's New Clothes. Everyone talks about how great it is but in reality, it sucks.
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