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Nov 18, 2017GLNovak rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
My major complaint is the number of characters and no real hooks to picture them. I was confused for a long time as to the relationships of them all, until I realized I was reading two, or three stories in one. I think Hawkins tried to do too much and chose a literary form - switching from one point of view to another - without much of a sense of logical flow. All are headed with the character's name, thankfully, but with some having a date attached and others none I got confused again about the timeline. Also there is a lot of repetition of the same conversations/thoughts that I found too redundant and not expressive enough to really keep me interested and sympathetic. The ending might be intended as a surprise twist but I found it a little contrived from the hints given earlier in the book. I did give it a medium rating only because I liked Jules. If you have a long to-read list, I would suggest skipping this one.