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The Voice of Free Earth

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I was very involved with the characters of Christopher and Doc Beale. I guess they were just so real. I felt like I knew them from a hundred other people I have known. Nice job! I found it remarkable that you dealt with the issue of abuse with so much honesty. It also seemed to be value free which would be very difficult to do. My own experiences (old social work and mental health worker days) have allowed me to dig in to some of those kinds of relationships. I was so surprised that you were able to reflect the depth of those relationships. I found myself feeling like I was sitting across the room hearing what the characters were thinking during several episodes (the dinner scene, accident scene etc.). I was quite moved. Finally, great writing. It read smoothly, nice flow. I never got "lost" We (My book club) usually keep flow charts on the Russian novels, ha! It was what we would call "a good read". I can't wait to share it at my next book club meeting in September.

I have to admit I am sympathetic to the subject matter, but this book seemed so poorly written. Very cliched. I wanted to like it, but I just couldn't get in to it.