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Title: A Painful Read
Review: While Sittenfeld is a commendable author whose writing is heartfelt and convincing, her protagonist Lee Fiora is so frustratingly pathetic and misguided that it is a difficult read. Fiora is a character that at first you sympathize with because she is an awkward outsider, but then you grow to hate Fiora because she learns nothing from her past experiences and continues to make that same mistakes over and over again. Her repeated gaffes make you cringe throughout the book, and at the end you are thankful to be rid of Fiora and her annoyingly analytical and aggravating ways.
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