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Title: The cruel irony of a too revealing title.
Review: The descriptive passages are far more artful than the vast majority of common fiction on the market. But what fun are beautiful words about ugly subjects such as sewer stench, rotting corpses, dog fights, and the twisted dreams of the delirious? It is more gross than engrossing. And by the end of the book the only character I cared about was the dog. Clearly, the author has great talent, but this book wastes a lot of eloquent prose for want of a compelling plot and characters worth knowing.
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