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Book Review of Family History

Family History
Family History
Author: Dani Shapiro
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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I hate to say it but I was very disappointed with this book. I was really drawn into the story line at first, but somewhere along the way I started feeling as though the whole story was so unrealistic that it was hard for me to believe any of it could have really happened. I liked the book enough to finish it, for I kept hoping it would have some sort of ending that would tie up the craziness of the whole plot, but alas, it left even more unanswered questions than it answered. I feel as though the author either did not know much about the realities of the real world (such as, if her daughter really had accused her father of molestation, there would surely have been charges filed against him) or perhaps she did not think the whole story through very well as the book never finished explaining much at all. If there is a sequel to this book, I would definitely read it to see what happens next, but if there is never a sequel, then I feel like this book isn't worth the time I spent reading it.