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This book was really interesting.
I enjoyedThe story is based on a true event to the extent that there really was a homeless man living in a shelter who had a box full of photos of famous people. Apparently no one was able to discern how he went from being a successful photographer to a homeless man. I liked the fact that the story was loosely based on a real character, and really enjoyed the inclusion of his pictures in the book.
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I enjoyedThe story is based on a true event to the extent that there really was a homeless man living in a shelter who had a box full of photos of famous people. Apparently no one was able to discern how he went from being a successful photographer to a homeless man. I liked the fact that the story was loosely based on a real character, and really enjoyed the inclusion of his pictures in the book.
So - other than the fact that there was a homeless photographer, ...more

I loved the ending but it was just way too painful to get there. I've put down antoher of Bohjalian's books and had a hard time sticking to this one too.
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Jun 01, 2008
Lisa
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Jan 15, 2010
[ JT ]
marked it as recommended


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Bea
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