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A review by nimeneth
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
It's beautifully written but I just.... Couldn't. It was too sad, too negative, and I really couldn't connect with the characters. Norma felt like a cardboard cutout for the first half, and by the time she actually got interesting I was just over the book. Nobody but Alice has any real redeeming qualities, and Alice barely counts as a character since she's only there for a few pages overall. Joe gets no sympathy points for his illness. Also the whole parental guilt bullshit on top of everything else was too much.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Racism, Dementia, Grief, and Alcohol