Books by Alix Ohlin
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review 1: Having more than one character and intersecting story lines seems to be the latest thing, doesn't it? But, I liked it. However, Grace (arguably the protagonist - the lynchpin of the other three characters) was the least interesting. She seemed too "put together" in contrast with ...
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review 1: Grace, therapist, finds a man on a mountain; also, her ex-husband flees his new girlfriend and her son. Books like this are not made for me, and I am not made for books like this. I understand that it was written commendably and it was all about real lives coming together and apa...
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review 1: A therapist, Grace, finds a man in the snowy woods, a man who has tried to commit suicide. She saves him and gets involved in his life. Meanwhile, she has a teenage patient, Annie, who runs away and becomes an actress. We also hear about Grace's ex, also a therapist, Mitch, who ...
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review 1: Inside is an intense novel revolving around three complex, unpredictable characters in search of their final destiny. What I liked about this book is that just when you felt the story of one protagonist was beginning to drag the author would switch gears to the next character in ...
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review 1: If a novel is like a movie, then these short stories were like photographs, interesting snap shots that absorb your gaze because of the depth of the characters. As the story progressed I saw different things and by the end was glad I had visited each photo, each story. I was su...
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review 1: When I was about half-way through this book, I decided to read some other reviews, which is where I found out that the author is fairly young. This surprised me, because the writing seems to come from someone who has had a lot of life experiences. Many of the stories reminded me ...