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★☆☆☆☆
More Crawdads and Less Silly Plot
I agree with others who deemed this novel a one star. It certainly begins promising but the soap-opera plot that gains ridiculous momentum was exasperating. The naturalistic exposition was great but the characters were not believable. In fact, they were a circus act. I am irritated by authors who monetarily benefit from a good beginning, and then turn on you midway through and leave you feeling stupid for having purchased the novel. I won't be fooled again by this author.
February 2019 · Books · verified purchase