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How Far Is The Ocean From Here (2008)

by Amy Shearn(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307405346 (ISBN13: 9780307405340)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Shaye Areheart Books/Crown Publishing. New York

review 1: This was OK- the author's first novel. The plot is interesting- definitely different from the norm: a young surrogate freaks out and runs away from Chicago without telling anyone, so the parents are rightfully very upset. She ends up in the desert at a roadside motel and the parents eventually figure out where she is and follow her.What I didn't like about this book was the characters are not very likable- I never warmed up to any of them. Also, Amy Shearn has a tendency for run-on sentences. If you read this book out loud, you would be out of breath because her sentences just run on and on. English teachers would not like that!Anyway, some people might love this, but I am just lukewarm......
review 2: This book has a fantastic plot...a surrogate who just befor... moree the baby is born runs away and finds herself at a semi-abandoned hotel somewhere in the desert. (yes, it is very Hotel California). Despite the interesting plot line, I couldn't get into the book. I found it very hard to connect with the characters and find any sort of sympathy for any of them. Worth a try though, I know some people loved it. less

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