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This book wasn't nearly as good as Aquamarine. Kind of a disappointment. The main character's mother was slutty, and somehow this was excused by the author and the other characters in the book. None of the characters were particularly likable, and the tone of the entire novel was a little dark and depressing. But it was interesting enough to keep me reading it, which is the only reason I gave it 3 stars. Had it sucked even 1 iota more than it did, it would have lost that 3rd star before it knew
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Just when I was despairing that so little good literary lesbian fiction gets published in the United States, I met up with Carol Anshaw. This novel is perfection. It has an intriguing beginning, a pitch-perfect ending, a baby with personality, a dog with personality, 2 likeable men, lesbians with interesting problems, and a character who's part of an underacknowledged faction of the LGBT community: the straight adult child of a lesbian couple. Also, this is the best depiction of non-creepy sexua
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May 15, 2009
Nancy
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May 08, 2011
Caroline
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Aug 21, 2011
Laura
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Maggie
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