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The Leftovers
The Leftovers
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August 14, 2011

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Jess
Dec 15, 2011 rated it liked it


At first I was intrigued. But he skirted around the tremendous grief, the holocaust-like & inexplicable event. That made it feel like a pretense for what was otherwise a story about mixed up suburbanite families. The ending actually made me mad. I can't recommend it. But if you read it, then...

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