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The Lost

a Search for Six of Six Million
Oct 16, 2013outside_grrl rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
There is a good story buried somewhere in all the Too Much Detail and run-on sentences that plague this story. Members of my book club and I agreed there was a lack of basic editing in the book. Then when I FINALLY reach the end, I see the author's note how his first editor passed away while he was working on the book. Can't help but wonder if the 2nd editor, stepping in after the 1st one died, felt too timid to tell the author what needed to be deleted or pared down. The author insists on a blow-by-blow account of all his looking, interviews, travels, logistics, family discussions, and musings. Would be a great book if knocked off about 200 pages. And if he read the thing aloud to find those incredible run-on sentences and pare them down.