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"A Shout in the Ruins" by Kevin Powers actually felt like it could have been a better book if longer. It goes back and forth in time starting pre Civil War, and links those characters with people in the 1950's through 80's. While much of the book is poignant and often heartbreaking, the story arc of several peripheral characters often seemed to belong to another book. Maybe if they had bigger story lines I might have enjoyed their stories more. I did love how Powers wove together several plot l
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A Shout in the Ruins" by Kevin Powers actually felt like it could have been a better book if longer. It goes back and forth in time starting pre Civil War, and links those characters with people in the 1950's through 80's. While much of the book is poignant and often heartbreaking, the story arc of several peripheral characters often seemed to belong to another book. Maybe if they had bigger story lines I might have enjoyed their stories more. I did love how Powers wove together several plot lin
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