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Lou is a clone, taking the place of her former, murdered, self. Brought back by a government program along with four other women murdered by the same man, she’s trying to adapt to life with no memory of her murder or the days preceding it. While she’s still herself, she’s also not; this body wasn’t the one who bore her baby or that sustained a scar from a childhood accident. A support group with the four other women helps, but also raises questions about her murder, questions that lead her to a shocking conclusion.
The concept of this novel is good; a woman is brought back and feels slightly out of step with the rest of the world. But the execution wasn’t great. I had no real image of the other women, or even Lou, as they weren’t described well. I also found the dialogue to be frustrating and empty, like the author was trying to bulk up the novel and missed the mark. The reveal at the end is interesting, but raises more questions than it answers.
I felt like I had to slog through parts of the novel because the pacing didn’t urge me to turn the page at all. I felt as though I could put the book down and forget to pick it up again.
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