I wish that I could get back the time I have wasted on this book. I was determined to read it completely but I reached page 575 and give up. I just can't read any more of this. The best part of this book is the write up on the back cover - I'd rather read whatever that person wrote, it has to be better than this novel. I remember Joyce Carol Oates writing MUCH better than this - very disappointing to say the least.
