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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-26-07 11:52 PM
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I just finished Black & White by Dani Shapiro....
Highly recommended by the New York critics but I didn't get it...

I understand the childhood trauma that was put forth in the book but the reaction of the main character seemed to be way over the top and the, for lack of a better expression, "punishment di not fit the crime..."

Supposedly a very gifted writer, this Dani Shapiro...

I didn't get that from this book...

Good, certainly, but deserving of the gushing accolades...

Maybe because the book was centered around NYC and the art culture that seems to dominate...

I just don't get it...

Wait until it's in paperback or take it out of the library if you must read this book...
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-26-07 11:55 PM
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1. My reading list is long enough!
Your remarks are enough to make me stay away from this one!

And my thread is about the book I was going to tell you about...

Nice to see you tonight!

:hi:
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