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Title: Interesting Premise, but Too Sentimental
Review: I usually don't like Mitch Albom's books. The fact that they're bound like oversized greeting cards, I think, is symbolic of the excessive sentimentality in his stories. This book, his first novel, is no exception.The reason why I gave it two stars instead of one is because the premise is experimental and interesting. But, Albom's sugary prose and (ugh!) dialogue nearly sent my pancreas into shock. The way the book starts, with a potentially gripping rescue of a little girl, could have sounded more fresh than it did. And the dialogue between Eddie and his wife was very over-the-top.Bottom line, if you liked "Tuesdays with Morrie", then you might like this book. But I didn't, so I don't. Sorry.
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