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Something I'm Not
- Narrated by: Rawlins Penelope
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- JAO
- 29-11-18
Blurb more enticing than the book
Dollops of interest but for me the predictable storyline went on and on. Too many characters, mostly two-dimensional.
Disappointing after reading the posted reviews.
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