Candace Barrett

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Just finished The Last Word. I feel like I've just finished a 1000 calorie junk food meal that didnt even taste good. The beginning pulls you in; after that it's straight downhill. Author never explains how his heroine developed amazing fighting and survival skills, worthy of Rambo, which made her completely unbelievable. Waste of time. I'm trying not to DNF books so I finished it, but I wish I'd used another book to improve my concentration and willpower.

I saw Season One of this series and was blown away by it's oddball brilliance. (The entire cast is wonderful, but Ginnifer Goodwin is the standout, and Alicia Coppola and Lucy Lieu are also amazing).So I was very excited for Season Two, but what a letdown. This season eschews character development for superficial cleverness; the main character is someone we care about in the beginning, but she pretty quickly turns into a caricature. Season One was very stylized and engaged in a kind of fun black comedy hyper-reality, but it had a lot of heart; Season Two is too clever for its own good, and completely devoid of heart. I see now why it didn't go into season three which,considering the talent evidenced in a first season, is really a shame.