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At first this book was hard to get into, even though I loved Roy's images, damn she is good with images, but I felt I was dragging through the book. It wasn't Roy's fault but my own. Sometimes it's hard to get into a book with delectable images and words, but sensing doom is upon you. I guess I just didn't want the doom part to happen, but of course it did. And of course I cried. Read this book, don't be afraid of the doom part, and enjoy the magnificent images Roy creates.
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I once debated "the best book in the world" with a guy at a bar. He didn't ask me for my number, so it wasn't a pick-up line (!), but I was talking with friends about Love in the Time of Cholera by GGM, and how it was/is my favorite all-time read, and he interrupted to argue for this one. I picked it up, and read it, and can see why he enjoyed it so, but I didn't love it. I'm not crazy about the conclusion--I think the plot point is an easy and cheap shot, which I shall not ruin for future reade
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