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Title: And Ms. Hegi's point is?
Review: Early on, I found the author's descriptions of the characters and their Bronx neighborhood both charming and (as a displaced Bronxite of the generation represented by the book's central figure) right-on. Unfortunately, the personal journey each of her characters pursues over some forty-plus years was hopelessly flat and failed to sustain my interest as I labored through to the last, unrevealing chapter. I found myself wondering what point Ms. Hegi was trying to make. Whatever she was aiming at, it never came to fruition.
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