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Title: Unengaging
Review: This is a disappointment. Although the premise sounded quite good, the book isn't. It fails on the most basic point: You do not care very much about the little girl, she is utterly unengaging. She talks like an adult (and I don't refer to the four-letter-words she uses) - a beginner's fault for every writer: You don't just say that a character is nine years old - you also WRITE him/her as a nine year old. Furthermore, the incedents that happen to her aren't particulary interesting. The only joy in this short novel is King's writing style - which still shines in some places. Even though the book is quite short, I would exchange it with Mr. King's brickstones any day. Review by Oliver Naujoks, Marburg/Germany
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