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I really don't know what to rate this book. I recognize it is well written, and there are some parts that are quite clever, but it is soooooo long, there seems to be a LOT of filler. For most of the time, I just felt like I was slugging through it, and then occasionlly it became enjoyable. I really would not reccomend this book to anyone. I have come to the conclusion that I do not enjoy books for the most part that contain magical realism, so I think I will avoid that type of book fro a while.
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Jan 18, 2012
Sarah
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really liked it
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Grotesque, and occasionally nauseating. And I mean that as a compliment.

Nov 15, 2009
Cait
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Aug 24, 2010
Susan
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Dec 05, 2017
Kai Coates
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Sep 04, 2018
Nike
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Nov 03, 2019
Karen Michele Burns
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it was amazing
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Aug 17, 2022
Gerard
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Feb 21, 2024
Bepina Vragec
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