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A review by sbunyan
Carry the One by Carol Anshaw
2.0
I was very intrigued by the premise of this story - 6 people are in a car that strikes and kills a young girl. This happens early in the book and the rest of the narrative follows the 6 people through many years.
I was extremely depressed after reading this book. I thought about it awhile before giving 2 stars because I wondered if my being depressed was what the author intended. In the end I gave the 2 stars because I didn't find anything to praise about the book other than the setup. I didn't really like any of the characters and though I was able to finish the book, I didn't really enjoy it. I am not trying to be facetious when I say it was like not being able to look away from a car accident. I wanted to stop reading but kept hoping there might eventually be something uplifting. And I never got uplifted. So I thought maybe the point was to cause depression and that just doesn't seem like something valuable to me.
I was extremely depressed after reading this book. I thought about it awhile before giving 2 stars because I wondered if my being depressed was what the author intended. In the end I gave the 2 stars because I didn't find anything to praise about the book other than the setup. I didn't really like any of the characters and though I was able to finish the book, I didn't really enjoy it. I am not trying to be facetious when I say it was like not being able to look away from a car accident. I wanted to stop reading but kept hoping there might eventually be something uplifting. And I never got uplifted. So I thought maybe the point was to cause depression and that just doesn't seem like something valuable to me.