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Lookaway, Lookaway

by Wilton Barnhardt

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Steve B. (Spring, TX)

A Tedious Tale of a Dysfunctional Family
The author takes a dysfunctional family and uses them to portray the society they live in as being without social value. This has to be the most depressing novel I have ever read. Sometimes author Barnhardt is apparently writing with tongue in cheek but the overall plot is so dark that I could find no humor in his portrayal. Several times I asked myself why I was torturing myself by reading this long, boring charade and the only explanation I can offer is that I felt obligated to complete it so I could write this review. I'm sure the author really does not appreciate my persistence but maybe my fellow BookBrowse members will

Sue H. (Wooster, OH)

A slow read
I usually passionately enjoy family sagas with the scope of this one, especially those set in the South, but this one was disappointing. Had I not committed to reviewing this for BookBrowse, I would have abandoned it. The pace was very slow, but worse was the lack of connection I felt for the characters. I hoped to care what happened from one chapter to the next, but, sadly this did not happen. I honor the incredible research exhibited by the author as well as his use of language, but these are not enough for me to recommend this book.

Kate (Ogdensburg, NY)

Lookaway, reader
I found this book to be disturbing in so many ways. The women in the book are portrayed as despicable in so many different ways, none of which I found to be humorous. I was reminded of the words of Dan Ackroyd to Jane Curtain on Saturday Night Live where he called her "Jane, you ignorant slut." The author had no better opinion of the men and I found their characters to be at least as unconvincing as the women. The humor did not rise to the level of sophistication of the usual SNL skit and the writing was cliched. The best advice I could give a reader is contained in the title. Lookaway, lookaway.

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