I think that it was the simplicity of this book that grabbed me.  Not the characters, or their stories, because they weren’t simple.  But the style that it was written in.  It was very good and had a lot of rather unexpected meaningful commentary.  The characters, and their stories, in a tiny nothing town in Oregon, were substantial. 

On the book it says, “Advanced Reading Copy.  Not for sale.”  I think I must have gotten it at a garage sale.  It is an uncorrected proof copy.  I found all kinds of grammatical errors and it made me think that I would be a perfect candidate for that job.  They should send me unedited proofs of new books to read!   

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