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I often say I'm going to do things, and then I don't get around to it. I'm sorry. That doesn't reflect well on my character, and I suppose it makes it hard for you to believe me when I say I'll do something. Boo.

Several months ago I told a couple of you that I read Divisadero and that I would write about my impressions on here. I guess late is better than never.

So, I read Divisadero! And you know, I wasn't really impressed. When I was in high school, my English teacher emphasized the difference between saying "This is a good book" and "This is a book I like." Just because I don't like a book doesn't mean that it's not good, and when something is critically acclaimed that doesn't necessarily mean that I will enjoy it. I'm not trying to disagree with those who said it's amazing, but I have a hard time seeing its value.

It was so scattered! It jumped from a focus on one person to another, one time period to another, one narration style to another. It raised questions that it never came back to answer. For instance, I still don't know who Collette is! And the constant foreshadowing stared to get annoying. I finished the book feeling very unfulfilled.

Worth reading? Not in my opinion.

But let's search for some value in it...
The relationship between the sisters at the beginning and their identity crisis when Coop called them the wrong name is something I thought Amanda might identify with.
And I related to this line: "For I have taken myself away from who I was with them, and what I used to be."