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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone read this recently? I liked the part that took place in the 1800s, but really felt like the modern-day story line fell flat. [b]I felt like most of the interactions were forced to make a point, as opposed to having any real feeling or depth. [/b] Curious to hear what others thought.[/quote] This is my overall impression of Brooks as a writer—one-dimensional characters who are just there to advance an agenda. The thing is, I often agree with her agenda. If Horse is anti-racism, I’m all in. But these points could be made so much better by working them around complex characters and plotlines. I found People of the Book almost unreadable, for example. Brooks began as a journalist and she hasn’t learned the novelist’s skill of showing not telling. [/quote]
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