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  • Norman
  • gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • 10-05-06

not recommended

This slow, plodding account is not worth your time. All characters, whether main or secondary, are less than one dimensional and have no appealing or engaging dimensions. The plot churns along at a crawl, offers no surprises or lessons and ends abruptly, suggesting that the author might have run out of steam, interest, or ideas. The book's narrator/reader was capable and quite satisfactory.

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