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Title: Boring and Tedious
Review: I hated the fact that there were no quotation marks and I found most of the characters to be incredibly boring. Also, we never really learn much about what makes the characters tick. When teenage Victoria's mother finds out Victoria is pregnant she kicks her out of the house. Why is she so bitter? Guthrie's wife first stays in bed all day at home and later abandons her two small boys. Why does she behave this way? We never really have any answers in this book. The ending was particularly disappointing and vague. We know that Russ does something (I won't spoil the story for those who haven't read it), but we never find out if he is prosecuted for it. We know that Victoria has her baby, but we never even find out what the baby's name is. For a more entertaining book on small town life with equally unlikely relationships (strangers taking in teenage mothers, etc.)I would recommend Where The Heart Is by Billie Letz.
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