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April 24, 2013
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April 30, 2013

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Mary Anne
Apr 30, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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This book is sort of an underachiever and was really good! It's a story about some very lonely people and how their lives change when they reach out to each other. Arthur Opp is a morbidly obese man in his 50's. As he has gained weight he retired from a college teaching position and finally became completely housebound. A former student, Charlene,stayed in touch with Arthur for years, but finally dropped contact. When she reaches out to Arthur again, she has no idea of his circumstances, and he ...more
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