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Title: Hackneyed "writer's workshop" prose
Review: I bought this book expecting to like it. I'd read Watson's previous book--the short stories about the dogs--and never really saw what others saw in it, despite its fair to middling notices, and frankly I found Watson a bit of a bigot. This new novel was heralded so I picked it up, and found it--to my continuing surprise at the pre-reviewer's praise-- a hackneyed collection of over-cute colloquialisms, sentimental trash, and a plot-line that lacks drive and is instead anecdotal and spotty. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, and even if I did I'd recommend that you wait a few weeks to avoid paying full price, as the book will surely be remaindered soon and available on Ebay for a couple bucks.
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