Review: Just Like Jackie

Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Since I was, as a child, almost the complete opposite of the protagonist, it took me a while to warm up to her. We have in common the tendency toward an inner dialog that differs substantially from the way options for action. It brought home to me, once again, the power of being able to see yourself in characters in the story. I am a bit ashamed to admit that I might have like the story better if I felt more like one of the characters.

Nevertheless, it is a powerful story. It suffers just a tiny bit from "all possible problems" syndrome, but the context is at least likely. The characters are interesting.

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