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One of my favorite things about this novel is its language. The writing is vivid and descriptive and at times, I needed my phone to look up words I didn't know (about 1 or 2 on every page). Having to look up so many words did pull me out of what could have been a seamless story.

I did enjoy it though and liked learning about Hollywood's Golden Age.

pdez26's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.5

The cons: too many long winded descriptors with SAT words that made you have to reread the sentence again to understand

too many characters to keep track of and a random “when she was 75, the day before she died she would…” peppered in to make you think you missed something in other characters/made it hard to remember what happens to each character

Pros: certain sentences were beautifully formed, I cared enough to go back in the book to answer questions when I finished, the depiction of war time racism, the historical facts weaved into the fictional story

Overall, I enjoyed but I need character summaries to really process. And I can’t find them online!

readingqueen83's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed it!!! I love this author's writing style.....very vivid wording and descriptions! There's a lot happening in this novel!!! Took me a bit to get through it, but finally finished it!

hannahsoothers's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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