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The hype for this book would have one believe that it is a madcap caper ("witty", "riotous"). To the contrary, it is full of one-dimensional characters -- perhaps the most well-rounded is the cat who embodies the main character's dead husband -- who fail to prop up a plot full of irrelevant events and boring dialogue. At least it was a fast read, due in part to its failure to generate interest in the reader.