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Mary Lou C. (Shenandoah Junction, WV)
Before the War
This is the first and only book I've read by this author, so I don't know if this is her typical style, but I found it disappointing. The book is written in third person. The characters could be quite interesting although I couldn't find a main character. They were all equally developed, but not much depth.
The story jumps back and forth in time and is confusing and often distracting as she goes from vocabulary and phrases of the time to modern and back, often in the same paragraph. It only gave brief snippets of the turmoil in Europe at the time. I don't think the story has a lot of depth or interest. I read the whole thing, waiting for something to develop, but it never did. Some may find this great literature. I found it to be a poor effort. I wouldn't recommend it.
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Di Wolter
Confused and Giving UP
I tried and tried for the past several days to continue reading this book, but I can't get any farther than the first half. It jumps around.....is fragmented beyond what I can comprehend...and I just can't find the story. I felt I gave it a good effort..but I can't continue. It feels like I'm wasting my time when I could be reading something more to my liking. Perhaps this is this author's style (I've never read it before). But I'm giving up.
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Dorothy C.
Before The War
A very disappointing book. The story just wandered all over the place. Really no plot. I found myself going back to read what I had just read to keep all the events and characters straight. I would not recommend this book.
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