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I appreciate this book without really loving it. Russo writes some great, fully rounded characters, and he really knows how to convey a sense of place--in this case, an old factory town at the nadir of decline, presided over by the lady of the mansion on the hill across the river. However, I grew really frustrated with the main character, almost as much as his ex-wife in the story does. I know his passive temperament is a large point in the story, but I still wanted to shake him and say, "DO som
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I loved this book.
I loved this book.
I felt the book was slow moving until the last eighty or so pages. The description on the back said the book "overflows hilarity..." But I don't think I smiled once.
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Apr 05, 2011
Pamela
marked it as to-read
Oct 05, 2011
Oblomov
marked it as to-read
Dec 05, 2013
Vesra (When She Reads)
marked it as to-read
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Aug 27, 2015
Holly
marked it as to-read
Sep 02, 2017
Jim
marked it as books-to-get
Nov 23, 2017
Ann
marked it as dnf
