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Ed
Jun 28, 2013 rated it it was amazing
I finally finished Big Brother and am glad no one spoiled the twists in the end so I won't do so. It was a fantastic read even with the twists since the best part were those that meditated on food, eating, weight, body image and the importance of family both blood and through marriage. I haven't read her other works but clearly the author's biography powered her sensibility to all of these issues and explain the book in many ways. I wasn't so crazy over the jazz slang--seemed a little too over t ...more
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