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Never before have I read a book with such a mass-casting of flawed characters, exploring numerous disturbing relationships within one immensely dysfunctional family, the Dunbar family, the twins in particularly, Flora and Rory. I found Flora to be a very sympathetic character and felt that things might have turned out differently for her if not for the selfish torment of her brother, Rory. "The web of tortured relationships in my family seemed Shakespearean in its ludicrous comlexity," concludes Flora, but this book is much more than an incestuous family drama. It is about love. My absolute favorite verbal exchange between Flora and Rory is when Flora asks of Rory, "How can loving someone be wrong?" and Rory replies, "It's not the love that's wrong. It's what love makes us do." I highly recommend this enticingly complex book, an emotional avalanche indeed!
