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Wow - I felt the writing style in this book was phenomenal. I guess she is a poet by trade, and has only written two novels. I loved the characters she came up with, faulty as they were. All were so full of life and personality. I really enjoyed being a part of their lives. In fact, there wasn't one character in the book that I thought was uninteresting. I really enjoyed the way the author developed the characters also. At the end, I found myself sad that my peek into their lives was over, and w
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This was an interesting book. It took me a long time to warm up to the characters and when I did events in the book made me question if I still liked them. I still wonder if I read "Love Walked In" first if it would not have taken so long for me to get to know the characters,
There is quite a bit of strife in the story, that made it kind of depressing. I did like the parenthood theme. I liked that the characters had flaws and that it made them more real. I tried to put a finger on why this book ...more
There is quite a bit of strife in the story, that made it kind of depressing. I did like the parenthood theme. I liked that the characters had flaws and that it made them more real. I tried to put a finger on why this book ...more
I loved her first book and I was so happy to see the major characters back again. Her writing style is a bit quirky but fun and it makes me feel as though the characters are friends.
A twisty and turny tale of suburban life.
I really enjoyed this book after just reading the author's first novel. I was in love with these characters all over again. I loved the little quotes the author had before some of the chapters also. I do think I got a lot more out of this book by reading "Love Walked In" first, but this can definitely can stand alone too.
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Sep 02, 2008
Lynlee4
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Oct 11, 2008
Stacy
marked it as to-read
Nov 08, 2008
Jade17
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3.5 stars
Jul 08, 2011
Jean
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Mimi
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