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Book Review of Here on Earth

Here on Earth
Here on Earth
Author: Alice Hoffman
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Substores
Book Type: Paperback
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I found the landscape Hoffman describes and the characters who inhabited it dreary and depressing. I realized halfway through the book that I had no sympathy for the characters: Hollis was narcissistic and abusive, wow -- just like Alan! -- Sue was snippy and judgmental and March self-absorbed. Gwen had possibility, but I stopped reading before she could develop one way or the other. Too much sturm und drang - high emotionalism and a revolt against good judgment.