My book group that I like is reading this one, but I can't quite bring myself to read it for a couple of reasons.
First, it was reviewed maybe a year ago in that series that I usually love, and the reviewer told the whole dang story! I think he didn't quite get the point of a review. It was like hearing, "And then, Pip realized that it wasn't Miss Havisham who was funding his education after all, it was the criminal that he had helped years ago." You know, sometimes it is better to find out for yourself.
And then second, I was afraid it would be a tear-jerker. Maybe that isn't fair, I haven't read it. But I remember a friend and me watching Grand Torino (another crusty old man gets attached to the neighbors story) and both of us crying a lot. I just didn't want to go there. So I'm skipping this one, despite the fact that I usually look forward to the book group.
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