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This is a wonderful book in the "chick lit" category. I describe it this way because the main character and narrator is a young woman, the story is her story, and it is a book as dealing more with her feelings, thoughts, and ideas more than with action, danger, etc. My husband is a native of Wisconsin and lived in Madison, where much of The Dive From Clausen's Pier is set,for many years as a student; and yet I wouldn't recommend this book to him because of the "feminine" slant.
Ann Packer writes plainly, smoothly, and memorably. She creates believable, honestly-drawn, very human characters who are easy to care about, and places them in a believable, carefully observed world.
The ending left me disappointed, because I really wanted something different to happen, I wanted the protagonist to make a different decision. That I cared so much is a sure sign, for me, that this is a very worthwhile book.
Ann Packer writes plainly, smoothly, and memorably. She creates believable, honestly-drawn, very human characters who are easy to care about, and places them in a believable, carefully observed world.
The ending left me disappointed, because I really wanted something different to happen, I wanted the protagonist to make a different decision. That I cared so much is a sure sign, for me, that this is a very worthwhile book.
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