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Families and Other Nonreturnable Gifts by Claire LaZebnik

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Jun 18, 12

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Read in June, 2012

I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway--and the title alone made me eager to read it. I truly enjoyed the story, and found it to be a quick read. I cared about the main character, Keats, and rooted for her to dump her stifling boyfriend, Tom. I especially loved the interaction between Keats and the rest of her "crazy" family. (As a seriously geeky English teacher--British literature--I wholeheartedly appreciate the Sedlak children's names). My only complaint about the novel is that I think it would have benefited from being more in-depth. The characters are intriguing enough that I feel they all deserved more time to develop...

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