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The River Is Waiting

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Loved this book and learned a lot about OCD along the way. I found myself identifying with Pearl way more than expected. The first-person writing was perfect for getting inside Pearl's head, since that's where all the drama of the story originates. W ...more
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A new perspective on an old and vexing American issue. I had to read this book in stages. Like Just Mercy or The New Jim Crow, the stories are gut-wrenching. And because they are individual stories, they can be read one or two at a time, with thoughtf ...more
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I started out thinking this would be too grim, but soon realized that it was part of a series and that I had read and enjoyed at least the first book, so I kept going. And it is grim, but only enough to make it real. It's also all the other things I ...more
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