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Jane Smiley: Duplicate keys (1993, Fawcett Columbine) 3 stars

They were six friends from the Midwest who moved to New York City with the …

Couldn't get into it fully, but finished

3 stars

I'm not sure what to say about this one.

I had heard about it from a list of mysteries. This isn't written like a mystery though.

I couldn't understand what the author was going for in the beginning, but the writing was clear. About half-way through, it dives into the psyche of all the characters; which was interesting. Then it ends like a mystery with a sum-up.

Maybe I was just in the wrong frame of mind to see the themes. I'd be interested to see what others think of the writing and characters.