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In this uneven first novel, Wood, who clearly never met a dysfunctional behavior she didn't like, has concocted a bewildering mix of family violence, incest, race relations, sexual abuse, and murder and covered it all with a thin veneer of New Age spirituality. The 11-year-old eponymous hero lives with his father, Willie, whose out-of-control alcoholic rages lea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More