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Title: We Were the Mulvaneys
Review: I like to read. Really!! But this? I'm halfway through and more than once I thought: why bother? Once you start skipping passages because they're tedious, boring, and you're wondering "is this relevent?" perhaps it is time to walk away. At each chapter I wonder: who's head am I in now (who's point of view)? Ms. Oates has written 30 books? Perhaps she shouldn't crank them out this fast, or perhaps her editor needs more courage, or perhaps Ms. Oates needs a better editor! Despite the "compelling ties of love" this story is supposed to have, I haven't seen anything unusual -- no characters that grip my interest, nor a compelling strive to find out more. I gave it one star--after all, it's a lot of pages...
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