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) This is a large novel, but it's worth it...
This book intertwines the lives of many very different individuals. There's a young, intelligent mother who strips for a living, and her large, caring landlord who babysits the daughter out of loneliness. There's a father with a restraining order given by his hurt wife, and his mother who conceived him from sexual assault. Also, there's a foreigner trained in strict religious martyrdom. There's drama, character development, and various stories that all lead up to the 9-11 attacks.
It's a great read, and really makes you feel like you're inside the head of, and can understand the motivations of, these different individuals.
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) This follows a high school jock, Scott, who is obsessed with himself and baseball. Life is going fine until he finds out his best friend is gay; the same best friend that has just moved in with him after being kicked out of his own house. Scott doesn't know what to do or how to handle it. He's so homophobic that he wants to be tested for AIDs after touching some of his friend's blood. Much of the town is semi-homophobic, but there are a lot more homosexuals there than most people know. Scott soon finds this out, along with some things about himself. He also finally gets closure on his parents' divorce.
It's alright, nothing new or obviously original. Lots of baseball references. Nothing more than an 'okay' read. This author can do much better.
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) This is a large novel, but it's worth it...
