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Title: It's just not very clever....
Review: Let me start by saying the premise for the book is great, and it's the only reason it gets two stars instead of one. The problems it has are just too large to give it anything higher.First of all, it's not very clever. I was able to guess exactly what was going to happen hundreds of pages in advance. I just didn't see the twists and turns that other reviewers did.Second, the structure of the book was terrible. I didn't mind the idea that it was all told as a flashback, but there were several parts where the story was told as a flashback within a flashback within a flashback. It's almost like the author used this structure to cover up how simple the plot really was.Finally, much too much Deus Ex Machina. At one point the author uses the 'missing letters' excuse to avoid explaining how the parents got from America to Turkey. This kind of thing happens at waaaay too many crucial points of the story. I guess if you're not clever enough to explain it, Deus Ex Machina it!
