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A River Out of Eden by John Hockenberry

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3.0

I'm not sure what to make of this book. If you want a feel good book were everything is black and white, this is definitely not the book for you. However, if you want to grapple with questions such as, do the ends justify the means? Can the right thing be done for the wrong reasons or vice versa? How important are individual human lives in the grand scheme of things? Then, you might enjoy this book.

I found most of the characters absolutely unlikeable. I felt kind of bad for Jack and Rebecca, but I still feel they were bad people. The relationship between Francine and Duke felt utterly contrived. And, I feel like the book was taking a lot of liberties with its own timeline.
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