Wanderlust

Ok, really I had no business reading this as the subject isn't my thing. But I've never read something like this before, so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm sorry I did.
Firstly, I don't get what everyone was so excited about, it was slow, depressing, and very little happened. And what did was

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terrible. And what wasn't terrible, was just uninteresting. And...

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How is it even remotely possible that every person she met raped her? I mean, my own mother was raped over 6 times (not kidding) and so I get the world can be a dangerous place, but I just couldn't suspend my disbelief to think that 3 out of 3 guys she came into contact raped her. And I live a very secluded life as well, and I just felt the whole premise of her innocence was over blown too.

I didn't like the book, not the writing (which I thought was decent, but weak and lacked any emotional connection to me. I didn't care about anyone, and in fact was fed up with it all) and I didn't like the way the story unfolded. The plot was ok, but again, I don't see what the fuss and interest is in this book.

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