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Title: A Common Life: The Wedding story
Review: I'm wondering what happened to the Jan Karon who so vividly peopled the pages of her first four books that it brought laughter to our lips and tears to our eyes. We came to care about Dooley, Father Tim and Cynthia, and even Barnabas, the dog. Jan Karon's new book, A Common Life: the Wedding Story, is a poor excuse for a book. It serves up cardboard characters, very little plot, and a rehash of what we've already read in the previous books. It even calls into question Cynthia's sanity. In previous books, she was portrayed as endearingly unique, but in this book she doesn't even take the time to comb her hair before her wedding. Does that sound like normal female behavior? While this book measures the same size as its predecessors, the actual printed page is much smaller, easily read in one sitting. It makes one wonder how they dare ask ... for such a sparse volume. Do yourself a favor, don't waste your money on this one.
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