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Enjoyed the beginning.. the first generation and second, and the mysteries and the gypsies. Once it got to the stupid liberal vs conservative wars and the storylines started to repeat themselves, with new generations.. I found it to be a bit of a drag to finish. After few even the sexual and incestual refs, became repetitive.. I had to force myself to finish the book.
Overall, there are lots of shallow plots and characters and none of them were deep dived. I tend to enjoy in depth plots with fewe ...more
Overall, there are lots of shallow plots and characters and none of them were deep dived. I tend to enjoy in depth plots with fewe ...more

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