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Title: What's the point??
Review: This book gets off to a good start. The writing is good, the characters start off interesting and it seems the plot is going somewhere. But as I got to about page 200 (or 2/3 through the book) I began to wonder what the author was trying to say. What's the point? That life is hard and you just have to get through? I read one other review that complained that the character of Julie never changed. I have to agree with that. There was no growth for her througout the book. There was no character development, at least for Julie who is supposed to be the protagonist. And when you don't see growth in the character, all the hardships that are thrown in - the fire, the flood, the death of a child - they all seem pointless. I have to admit though, some passages were a joy to read for the description and the words used alone. But that doesn't make a book. Others liked this book. It left me scratching my head.
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