dhilderbrand's review
2.0
Not for me. The story ended up being ok but seemed crazy slow. The most frustrating part of was the retelling of parts of the story. For example, the book contains a hated dog. Each time the dog had a significant part in the story, the author would rehash why the dog was hated... I get it, move on. I would have given a 1star but the ending really was very powerful
damsorrow's review
2.0
Point: My great-grandmother, the matriarch of my family, is finally eroding at the age of 98 and the rest of us matriarch-to-bes--my grandmother, my mother, and myself--have been deathbed-side for a month or so now as she goes. On Sunday morning she grabbed my grandmother's hands, whispered "Forgive me" in Spanish and then went completely under.
Counterpoint: Some white people who live in a big house and nobody else cares about them. They do mean things to each other but don't really discuss why and the most interesting character in the book dies before the plot starts.
Counterpoint: Some white people who live in a big house and nobody else cares about them. They do mean things to each other but don't really discuss why and the most interesting character in the book dies before the plot starts.
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