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August to Life by Max E. Stone

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3.0

A very short story and the prelude to an audiobook I've received for review, so I thought I'd better start at the beginning. Consisting of only 50 pages, this had the potential to be a full blown novel. And that was also my problem with it. There was so much going on, so many characters being introduced, I felt terribly confused and overwhelmed. There was domestic violence, racial tension, a hate to love story, rape, a car accident, bullying, affairs etc, etc.
I think there could be a really promising story here, and I'm hoping to find it in [b:The Bleeding|18938409|The Bleeding|Max E. Stone|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385338606s/18938409.jpg|26946349].
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