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This isn't really 2 stars--maybe 2 1/2 or even 3--but this book and Isabel Allende have me annoyed so I'm giving it only 2. First of all, this is billed as a thriller and it's not a thriller or even much of a mystery until near the end, and then just a mediocre one. The twist is kind of interesting, but she gives it away by having the bad guy monologue at the end in a really obvious, annoying way. After reading this and Maya's Notebook, I just have to wonder: why did I ever think I liked Isabel Allende? What did she write that was so good? Because these latest two are really mediocre.
This is mostly a sporadically interesting character study about a bunch of kooky North Beach residents, but the plot meanders along for a long time, and I didn't really care about any of these people. And the precocious daughter who's supposed to be solving the mystery is really annoying and not likable at all. I don't want to write anymore except to say that I'm not reading Allende anymore.
This is mostly a sporadically interesting character study about a bunch of kooky North Beach residents, but the plot meanders along for a long time, and I didn't really care about any of these people. And the precocious daughter who's supposed to be solving the mystery is really annoying and not likable at all. I don't want to write anymore except to say that I'm not reading Allende anymore.