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I wish Ms. Weiner would concentrate less on her flashbacks and more on the interesting characters she is writing. The flashbacks seemed like filler to what was otherwise an interesting book. Characters like Janie, Evan, Ben and Raina should have been developed more. More attention should have definitely been given to Raina, her exploits, her lustiness, her flamboyant star quality. Maybe, Ms. Weiner, you could cut to the here and now when you write your next mystery.
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Goodnight Nobody: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner
c_e_nagel, March 6, 2008
I wish Ms. Weiner would concentrate less on her flashbacks and more on the interesting characters she is writing. The flashbacks seemed like filler to what was otherwise an interesting book. Characters like Janie, Evan, Ben and Raina should have been developed more. More attention should have definitely been given to Raina, her exploits, her lustiness, her flamboyant star quality. Maybe, Ms. Weiner, you could cut to the here and now when you write your next mystery.(3 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)