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Title: Descriptive but not enough
Review: While the author was able to describe the scenery and the actions going on, he was unable to describe the relationship between Julie and Hank. After Julie gave birth to their first child I wanted to know the emotions involved between the couple. After the death I also wanted to know the reactions from both sides towards each other. The author need to share the emotions of these two characters in order to grip my attention and make me think about the book long after putting it down. Oprah has made some wrong choices in books, but Gap Creek can not even compare to the emotions expressed in A Map of the World. I was expecting a similar book to Map of the World, feeling every emotion of the character, instead I was able to vision the scenery and work more than anything. I was very disappointed in this book. If you want a quick read without getting involved with the characters then you might enjoy the book, otherwise I would pick something else.
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