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Book Review of The Family Tree

The Family Tree
The Family Tree
Author: Carole Cadwalladr
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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I really liked this book! I read an advanced reader's copy. I hope the author didn't change much in the final product, because it was very good. Carole goes back and forth in time as she deals with one family. She does a very good job at keeping the reader from getting confused. Sometimes, I can't read books that flip around because the author is not deft enough to pull it off. The characters are very interesting and I couldn't put it down at the end, staying up an hour past my bedtime to do so. The only complaint I have is what seems to be the style these days: The chapters get shorter and shorter at the end until they are only a series of one pagers. I don't care for that style. Otherwise, a very insightful, thoughtful, interesting book!