Lori M. (lormac) reviewed on 4/3/2011 + 120 more book reviews

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My least favorite of all of this author's books, and that is saying something. After this one, I have taken a vow never to spend another hour reading anything this author has written. I understand from reading articles about him that Mr. Lamb is a very nice man who has made significant charitable contributions of time and money, and I know he has a faithful following of readers, but I will never be one of them.
The real question is why I wasted my time reading this book after my experiences with his first two books. He piles tragedy on top of tragedy on top of tragedy to the point where you lose your ability to care about the characters. Consider this book: it managed to combine the Columbine shooting, Hurricane Katrina, parental neglect, closeted lesbian love, mental illness, DUI homicide, depression, alcoholism, prescription drug addiction, spousal abuse, rape, abuse by prison guards, biracial romance in the 50s, and to add icing to the cake - the fixing of the Miss Ballantine contest. It was exhausting, and ultimately, in my opinion, cheapened the suffering of real Columbine survivors.

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