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An amazing book. I felt I was able to be the silent witness through twenty years of these characters' lives and evolution. They were incredibly three-dimensional, complex like only real individuals can be...I found myself genuinely caring what happened to them, even though I personally liked some of them more than others (just like family and just like how they were with each other)...wonderful, funny, compassionate and unflinching writing...one of the few times I was sorry to see the book end, at the same time glad I had been able to experience it.
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pmacott, August 28, 2006
An amazing book. I felt I was able to be the silent witness through twenty years of these characters' lives and evolution. They were incredibly three-dimensional, complex like only real individuals can be...I found myself genuinely caring what happened to them, even though I personally liked some of them more than others (just like family and just like how they were with each other)...wonderful, funny, compassionate and unflinching writing...one of the few times I was sorry to see the book end, at the same time glad I had been able to experience it.(6 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)