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A review by drjreads
The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman
2.0
This is the third entry in Alice Hoffman's Bookshop series and while the first one was a quite pleasant tale of two estranged sisters finding forgiveness and healing through reunification, both subsequent editions have been less than successful.
At least this one, which came out today, didn't make the same mistake the last one did and spend a huge chunk of the narrative simply summarizing what had happened in the first outing. The story expects readers to know what previously occurred, even though there is some clunky exposition to fill in people who may have forgotten the highlights.
It's just that the plot is corny and pointless. There was no need to return to this world, now twice. The issues now being faced by the characters are far too mundane, facile, and written about unimaginatively by Hoffman, who is better than this. Or at least she was.
Skippable and dumb. Don't waste your time.
At least this one, which came out today, didn't make the same mistake the last one did and spend a huge chunk of the narrative simply summarizing what had happened in the first outing. The story expects readers to know what previously occurred, even though there is some clunky exposition to fill in people who may have forgotten the highlights.
It's just that the plot is corny and pointless. There was no need to return to this world, now twice. The issues now being faced by the characters are far too mundane, facile, and written about unimaginatively by Hoffman, who is better than this. Or at least she was.
Skippable and dumb. Don't waste your time.