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    <body><![CDATA[This was humorous at times, but because the narratives shift in each chapter/short story, I was left feeling dissatisfied by the entire book, asking myself - what’s the point?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[somewhat funny, a bit confusing as to who's who.  not my favorite book]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It sounded good and there were a couple of comical scenes, but it just didn't deliver.  Too many &quot;ex's&quot;!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A fun, escape book--just what I needed this summer!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'll probably donate it to the library.<br/><br/>Very convoluted connection of MANY characters, their exes, their new spouses and their kids and extended families.  I like the humor, but it's mostly about divorce and reconstructed families, not necessarily applicable to my life or reflective of pe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2106864">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I just cannot get into this book...and its not for lack of effort.  I don't really know the why's of its lack of appeal.  When I found it in the bookstore I thought it sounded like a great read, but it just hasn't lived up to the expectations for me.  I may give it a try at a later date, who knows.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me awhile to decide if I liked this book or not but I think I did.  It made me realize I'm not the only one out there with a crazy family of step-something's and ex-something's, and that I'm not the only one who is not particularly fond of some of them.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is story about dysfunctional stepfamilies and their relationships within their marriages, remarriages, children and stepchildren.  It was a little tough to follow and not a happy book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Meh.  Too many characters - I couldn't keep everyone straight.  And the whole &quot;Stepmom&quot; thing was like, a page long.  The book jacket is slightly misleading on that point.]]></body>
    
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