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Title: Too Many Issues, None Fully Explored
Review: Although I enjoyed the various characters and plot lines in this book, I found this story lacking in depth and emotional drive. With too many issues and none of them fully explored, the author seemed to forget his basic focus: the link his mother provided between the narrator's father and his future father-in-law. The Romeo/Juliet comparison some reviewers have made fall flat for me simply because I never believed in the supposed love between the two teens; the pairing struck me as more of a convenience than undying passion. Despite these flaws, the ending--both of a family and an era--moved me to tears.
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