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Title: Emotionally touching
Review: This is what I would call a character book, as distinguished from a strongly plot-driven book. The whole point of the book is the character growth and the emotions which accompany it. The characters are imperfect and complex, characters we can relate to rather than cookie-cutter characters who exist only to act out a plot. Reading this book is an emotional experience. I laughed and I cried, sometimes at the same time. After reading some of the other reviews, I have a hunch that younger readers may not appreciate the book because they simply can't relate to experiences common later in life (death of loved ones, ailing parents, rediscovering yourself, a desire to find your roots, etc.)
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