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How Far Is the Ocean from Here: A Novel by Amy Shearn

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5.0

A rare book (for me) is one that I look forward to reading -- a book that I will gladly hop into bed early to resume. This is one of those books. Heck, I even left it in the men's room at my office. But enough about me...

Amy Shearn's debut is a fast-paced ride (figuratively and literally) through the desert and the minds of a handful of highly relatable and yet strangely disparate characters. The most enjoyable aspect of the novel is getting inside each character's head as they agonize over the decisions they've made that have brought them to this point.

The final chapters I read through in a daze, as the action picked up and catapulted me to the final scenes. Pick this one up -- you don't regret it!
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