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Change-rae Lee explored ethic identity, assimilation, and American suburban life in his previous novels. The Surrendered--much bleaker in tone and unique in its third-person perspective and cinematic, sweeping scope--marks a departure for the acclaimed author. The ambitious, largely successful novel goes beyond pop psychology to chronicle the effects of violence on the souls of different lives, and, we feel fair to warn, death lurks on almost every page. Only the Washington Post criticized what
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Of the three main narrators/characters, I really didn't enjoy the parts that were mostly about June. I just never found her sympathetic or even believable in most of the book. Hector's story was the most interesting, though he was an incredibly sad and damaged person. They all were very damaged. I could understand Hector and Sylvie, and why they were what they were. But June just never rang true to me, though I could see what Lee was trying to do with her. It just didn't quite work. Still, an in
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An epic, sweeping novel written in a clinging manner. More depressing than I thought possible. The story sticks in your throat and the characters churn your stomach.
This is a book you can savor. It has kind of an aching quality to it, but the writing and character development are so good that it is easy to stay connected.
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